Guatemala 1912 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is of a type common in all grades. The type was struck 1901 and 1910-12 at the Heaton mint along with copper-nickel half and quarter reales. Guatemala was the last country in Latin America to abandon the real, in 1912, a reflection of the extreme conservatism of the peasant society.

Recorded mintage: 8,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 177.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1911 real, copper-nickel
• 1915 12½ centavos, provisional
• 1915 25 centavos, provisional
• Coins and currency dated 1912
• return to coins of Guatemala