100 Quetzales
Features
| Issuer |
Guatemala
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Guatemala (Banco de Guatemala) |
| Period |
Republic (1841-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2008-2023 |
| Value | 100 Quetzales 100 GTQ = USD 13 |
| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Number | N# 214995 |
| References | P# 119, 126 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Brown shades on light orange underprint.
Francisco Marroquín at right, on front of Tikal temple, Mayan priest and Nicaraguan flag on lower left, both as perfect match device; quetzal on flight on top left.
Issuer and country names on top, face value in numbers on top left and lower right corners, in letters and numbers at center. Black serial #s, 8 digits, with 1 letter prefix and 1 letter suffix on upper center amd lower right.
Approval date on left edge, 2 brown signatures on lower center, with titles below
Watermark area on left, thick windowed security strip with image.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100 BANCO DE GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMERICA
G08949780I
APROBACIÓN
15 DE FEBRERO DE 2017
CIEN QUETZALES
GERENTE GENERAL PRESIDENTE
OBISPO Y LICENCIADO FRANCISCO MARROQUIN
DEFENSOR DE LOS INDIGENAS Y CREADOR DEL COLEGIO MAYOR
Banco de Guatemala
Guatemala, Centroamérica
Cien Quetzales
Obispo y licenciado Francisco Marroquín defensor de los indígenas y creador del Colegio Mayor
Translation:
Bank of Guatemala
Guatemala, Central America
Approval February 15th., 2017
One Hundred Quetzals
General Manager, President
Bishop and graduate Francisco Marroquín defender of the indigenous people and creator of the Colegio Mayor
Reverse
Multicolour print.
Inner yard of San Carlos de Borromeo University - formerly "Major College", surrounded with Mayan designs.
Issuer name on top, face value in numbers on both right and lower left corners, in letters below image.
Printer name on bottom.
Scripts: Latin, Maya
Lettering:
BANCO DE GUATEMALA 100
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE BORROMEO, FUNDADA
EN 1676, ANTES COLEGIO MAYOR. ANTIGUA GUATEMALA
CIEN QUETZALES
OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE
Translation:
Bank of Guatemala
University of San Carlos de Borromeo. Founded in 1676, previously Colegio Mayor, Antigua Guatemala
One Hundred Quetzales
Watermark
Image of Francisco Marroquín, electroype denomination 100, and stylized numeral 100.
© Kiet Tran (CC BY-SA)
Printers
Casa de Moneda de Chile, ChileGiesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date)
Comments
UV activity:
© Kiet Tran
Security thread:
Windowed into five sections on the obverse side with rainbow holographic effect, when the banknote is placed under a backlight, the inscription of “BANCO DE GUATEMALA 100" can be seen repeated throughout.
© Kiet Tran
Rainbow holographic effect in security thread with stlized numeral 10 and microtext “BG 100”.
© Kiet Tran
The circle at the far-right side of the obverse is printed with colour-shifting ink changing colours between jade green, emerald green, turquoise, and blue as well as a rolling bar holographic effect:
© Kiet Tran
Latent image in the brown oval at the bottom-left of the obverse side - denomination “100” can be seen when looked at closely or the note is tilted:
© Kiet Tran
Embossed braille and “BG 100” are present on some notes of certain years. They are located on the opposite sides of each other on the obverse:
© Kiet Tran
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| Date | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2008-Mar-12 | 17 300 000 | $ 35 | P# 119Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Bonilla/Alonzo; Printer: Joh. Enschedé; Series: Prefix G, Suffix C | 15% | ||||||||||
| 2008-Mar-12 | P# 119Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Bonilla/Alonzo; Printer: Joh. Enschedé; Series: Prefix G, Suffix D | 4% | ||||||||||||
| 2010-May-19 | P# 126aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Barquín/Alonzo; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix D | 4% | ||||||||||||
| 2010-May-19 | P# 126aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Barquín/Alonzo; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix E | 1.5% | ||||||||||||
| 2011-Sep-09 | P# 126bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix E | 7% | ||||||||||||
| 2013-Mar-20 | P# 126cStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix F; Comments: Braille at lower left front | 9% | ||||||||||||
| 2014-May-14 | P# 126dStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Barquín/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix F | 8% | ||||||||||||
| 2015-Jan-28 | $ 38 | P# 126eStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Signatures: Gutiérrez /Francisco; Printer: Joh. Enschedé; Series: Prefix G, Suffix G | 11% | |||||||||||
| 2015-Oct-28 | Signatures: Gutiérrez /Francisco; Printer: Joh. Enschedé; Series: Prefix G, Suffix H | 3% | |||||||||||||
| 2017-Feb-15 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix H | 1.0% | |||||||||||||
| 2017-Feb-15 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix H | 1.0% | |||||||||||||
| 2017-Feb-15 | 
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Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix I | 6% | ||||||||||||
| 2018-Jan-31 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Casa de Moneda de Chile; Series: Prefix G, Suffix I | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2018-Jan-31 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Casa de Moneda de Chile; Series: Prefix G, Suffix J | 1.5% | |||||||||||||
| 2019-Feb-13 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix J | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-Feb-26 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix J | 7% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-Feb-26 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix K | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-May-27 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix K | 5% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-May-27 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix L | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-May-27 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F.C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix Z | 1.5% | |||||||||||||
| 2020-Nov-25 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix L | 5% | |||||||||||||
| 2021-Apr-14 | $ 14 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix L | 13% | ||||||||||||
| 2021-Apr-14 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix M | 5% | |||||||||||||
| 2021-Apr-14 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix N | 4% | |||||||||||||
| 2022-Mar-09 | $ 20 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix O | 8% | ||||||||||||
| 2022-Mar-09 | Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix P | 4% | |||||||||||||
| 2023-Mar-15 | Signatures: Monerroso/González; Printer: Giesecke & Devrient; Series: Prefix G, Suffix P | 5% | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 83 Lot 1187 
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20 May 2023 | 2017-Feb-15 – Signatures: Monerroso/Francisco; Printer: F. C. Oberthur; Series: Prefix G, Suffix I | UNC |
USD 31.34
(EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 140 Lot 2313
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22 Oct 2024 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 11.61
(EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 102 Lot 2679
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28 Nov 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 11.61
(EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 91 Lot 1247
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8 Aug 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 19.73
(EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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