Banknotes of the Banco de Guatemala since 1949
half quetzal
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
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five quetzales
[[Image:SB1020-70400o.jpg|800px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70400]
This specimen was lot 70400 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $105. The catalog description noted, "Banco de Guatemala. 5 Quetzales, 1968. P-53e. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64."
ten quetzales
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twenty quetzales
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fifty quetzales
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Catalog reference: Pick 84.
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
This specimen was lot 30210 in Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, where it sold for $384. The catalog description noted, "GUATEMALA. Banco de Guatemala. 100 Quetzales, 1968. P-57c. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Printed by Waterlow and Sons. A difficult to find key 1951 date free of any holder comments by PMG."
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. Catalog reference: Pick 56.
- [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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- Coins and currency dated 1959
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- Coins and currency dated 1990
- Coins and currency dated 1992
- Coins and currency dated 2006
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