Guatemala 1949 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck for Guatemala 1949-54. The bust of Bartolome de las Casas still appears on Guatamalan one centavos altho the denomination is now issued in aluminum.

Recorded mintage: 1,091,000.

Specification: brass, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 254.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1947 centavo
• 1947 ¼ quetzal
• 1948 5 centavos
• 1951 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1949
• return to Guatemala