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1 Centavo

1 Centavo - obverse1 Centavo - reverse

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Features

Issuer Guatemala
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1974-1995
Value 1 Centavo (0.01 GTQ)
Currency Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.06 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 6 January 1997
Number
N#
2438
References KM# 275
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 54
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Series: System: 1965-1997

Obverse

The Emblem of Guatemala depicts two rifles and two swords crossed with a wreath of laurel. In the middle a scroll of parchment with the words "Liberty 15 of September, 1821" and in the upper part the national bird; the Quetzal.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA
LIBERTAD
15 DE
SETIEMBRE
DE 1821
1976

Translation:
Republic of Guatemala
Liberty
15th of
September,
1821

Reverse

Denomination at top and a bust of Bartolomé de las Casas (c. 1484 – 1566).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN CENTAVO
FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS

Translation: One Centavo

Edge

Plain

1 Centavo -  obverse

© DMK Collection

Mint

Casa de Moneda de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala (1733-date)

Comments

KM# 275.1 - No outlined coat. Larger portrait, date, and letters. Date with no dots.
KM# 275.2 - No outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.3 - No outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Lighter letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.4 - Outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.5 - No outlined coat. Modified portrait. Larger date. Smaller letters. Lighter letters. Date with dots.



While these coins are no longer in circulation, they are still redeemable by the Bank of Guatemala for face value.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
1974  10 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.39 $ 0.51 $ 0.77 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 7%
1975  15 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.30 $ 0.41 $ 0.63 $ 1.30 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 8%
1976  15 230 000 $ 0.47 $ 0.47 $ 0.47 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 7%
1977  30 000 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.34 $ 0.38 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 13%
1978  Photo 30 000 000 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.57 $ 0.57 $ 0.68 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 11%
1979  30 000 000 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.67 $ 0.67 $ 0.67 KM# 275.1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 9%
1979  Photo 30 000 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.70 $ 2.60 KM# 275.2
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 2%
1980  20 000 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.89 $ 0.89 $ 0.94 $ 1.20 KM# 275.2
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 6%
1981  30 000 000 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.58 $ 0.63 $ 1.00 KM# 275.4
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 9%
1982  30 000 000 $ 0.90 $ 0.90 KM# 275.4
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 8%
1984  20 000 000 $ 0.62 $ 0.62 $ 0.62 $ 1.40 $ 1.40 KM# 275.2
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 6%
1985  10 000 000 $ 0.82 $ 0.99 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
3%
1986  40 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.59 $ 1.20 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
8%
1987  50 000 000 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 $ 0.56 $ 0.56 $ 0.70 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
10%
1988  51 400 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
22%
1989  60 000 000 $ 0.41 $ 0.42 $ 0.73 $ 1.10 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 11%
1990  Photo 76 000 000 $ 0.29 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
Guatemala City Mint 13%
1991  $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.23 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.68 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
26%
1992  $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.65 KM# 275.3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
10%
1993  $ 0.28 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 KM# 275.5
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
10%
1994  $ 0.12 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 KM# 275.5
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
13%
1995  $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 0.51 $ 0.90 $ 0.90 KM# 275.5
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
14%

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Picture 1 of the example of 1 Centavo
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1978 – KM# 275.1 – Guatemala City Mint (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of 1 Centavo
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1979 – KM# 275.2 – Guatemala City Mint (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of 1 Centavo
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1990 – KM# 275.3 – Guatemala City Mint (see more)
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