10 Quetzales

Features

Issuer	Guatemala
Issuing bank	Bank of Guatemala (Banco de Guatemala)
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2010-2023
Value	10 Quetzales 10 GTQ = USD 1.31
Currency	Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	156 × 68 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 213346
References	P# 123, 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Red print, multicolor underprint, black serial numbers.
At right, General Miguel Garcia Granados.

Scripts: Braille, Latin

Lettering:
10
BANCO DE GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA
10
DIEZ QUETZALES
10
GERENTE GENERAL
PRESIDENTA
GENERAL MIGUEL GARCIA GRANADOS
PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA 1871-1873 IMPULSO LA
APROBACION DE LOS PRINCIPALES CODIGOS Y LOS OTRAS LEYES EN VIGOR DURANTE CASI UN SOLO
10

Translation:
10
BANK OF GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA, CENTRAL AMERICA
10
TEN QUETZALS
10
GENERAL MANAGER (+ signature)
PRESIDENT (+ signature)
GENERAL MIGUEL GARCIA GRANADOS
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC 1871-1873 PROMOTED THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAIN CODES AND OTHER LAWS IN FORCE FOR ALMOST A SINGLE
10

Reverse

Red and blue print, multicolor underprint
At center, engraving of the National Legislative Assembly of 1892

Scripts: Latin, Maya

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUATEMALA
SESION DE LA ASAMBLEA NACIONAL
LEGISLATIVA DE 1872.
DIEZ QUETZALES

Translation:
BANK OF GUATEMALA
SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
LEGISLATIVE OF 1872.
TEN QUETZALS

Watermark

Electrotype 10, number 10 lettered and = (the Mayan number for 10).

Printers

Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
Casa de Moneda de Chile, Chile
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland (1919-date)
Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date)

Comments

P#123 no Braille
P#123A with Braille in the watermark area:

UV activity:
P#123
P#123A with red 10s
Common reverse
© gyoschak

Printer:
P#123a, P#123b = Canadian Bank Note Company (Canada) - CBNC
P#123c = Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands)-JEZ
P#123Aa, P#123Ad = Polish Security Printing Works, Warsaw (Poland) - PWPW
P#123Ab, P#123Ac = Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire (France) - FCOF
P#123Ae = Casa de Moneda de Chile (Chile) - CdMC

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Date	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2010-May-19	$ 4.80	P# 123a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Barquín/Alonzo; Printer: Canadian Banknote; Series: Prefix D, Suffix C; Comments: No watermark	14%
2011-May-11		P# 123b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: Canadian Banknote; Series: Prefix D, Suffix C; Comments: No watermark	7%
2012-May-02	$ 4.60	P# 123c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: Joh. Enschedé; Series: Prefix D, Suffix C; Comments: No watermark	8%
2013-Mar-20	$ 4.00	P# 123Aa Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix D; Comments: No Watermark, Braille at lower left front	5%
2013-Mar-20		P# 123Aar Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures = Sergio Francisco Recinos Rivera / Edgar Baltazar Barquín Durán. Replacement banknote: circumflex D-Z (printer: Polish Security Printing Works, Warsaw)	1.7%
2014-May-14	$ 3.30	P# 123Ab Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix D; Comments: Watermark Electrotype DIEZ / 10	7%
2015-Jan-28	$ 2.60	P# 123Ac Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Gutiérrez /Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix D	9%
2015-Jan-28		P# 123Ac Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Gutiérrez /Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix E	0.6%
2016-Mar-09	$ 4.70	P# 123Ad Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Gutiérrez /Francisco; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix E	7%
2017-Feb-15	$ 4.60	P# 123Ae Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Casa de Moneda de Chile; Series: Prefix D, Suffix E	7%
2018-Jan-31	$ 3.00	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix E	9%
2018-Jan-31	$ 3.30	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix F	3%
2019-Feb-13	$ 4.50	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix F	10%
2020-May-27	$ 3.00	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix F	10%
2020-May-27		P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix G	3%
2021-Apr-14	$ 2.70	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix D, Suffix G	7%
2022-Mar-09	$ 1.90	P# 123A Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix G	4%
2023-Mar-15			Signatures: Monerroso/González; Printer: PWPW; Series: Prefix D, Suffix G, H	4%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 132 Lot 3635	17 Jul 2024	2020-May-27 – P# 123A – Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix F	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 2784	18 Apr 2024	2020-May-27 – P# 123A – Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix D, Suffix F	F	USD 6.92 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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