Banknotes of the Banco de Guatemala since 1949

half quetzal

Ponterio sale 155, lot 8546

photo courtesy Ponterio and Associates

This specimen was lot 6794 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $184. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 1/2 Quetzal, 18.2.1959. P-41. Although not an entirely scarce note, this piece shows with a lovely two digit serial number of M0000010. Choice Uncirculated." Low serial number notes such as this one were generally set aside for insiders and did not circulate. It seems likely that this note was consigned by a descendant of one of the bank directors.

one quetzal

1990 quetzal note

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2006 quetzal note

five quetzales

2006 5 quetzales note

ten quetzales

1990 10 quetzales note

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2006 10 quetzales note

twenty quetzales

1990 20 quetzales note

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2006 20 quetzales note

fifty quetzales

2006 50 quetzales note

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2001 50 quetzales note

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1992 50 quetzales note

Catalog reference: Pick 84.

1968 50 quetzales note

The catalog notes this issue as scarce, even in low grade, likely because of its high face value at the time of issue.

one hundred quetzales

1990 100 quetzales note

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1992 100 quetzales note

. Catalog reference: Pick 56.

Source:

^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
Cuhaj, George S. (ed.), Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues 1961-Date, Volume 3, 10th Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2004.

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