On September 10, 2024, the Banco de Guatemala introduced a commemorative 1 Quetzal banknote to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the quetzal as the national currency. This marks the second time in history that the bank has issued a commemorative note of this denomination.
Commemorative issue
100 Years of the Quetzal Currency.
Obverse
Green. General José María Orellana on right with Tikal temple on back, quetzal bird on pillar, on left, issuer and country names on left top, face value in numbers at center and on left top and lower right corners, in number and letters on top right.National flag on bottom center.
Black serian #s with letter prefix and suffix on upper left and lower right, two black signatures: General Manager and President. Relief feature: circle and 2 lines on right top border for visually impaired identification.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 BANCO DE GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMÉRICA
APROBACIÓN
15 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023
UN
QUETZAL
CIEN AÑOS DE LA UNIDAD MONETARIA QUETZAL
1924 1 2024
UN SIGLO ACOMPAÑANDO A UNA NACIÓN
GERENTE GENERAL PRESIDENTE
GENERAL JOSÉ MARÍA ORELLANA
PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA, 1921-1926, EN CUYO
GOBIERNO FUE CREADA LA MONEDA QUETZAL
Translation:
1 Bank of Guatemala
Guatemala, Central América
Approved November 15th., 2023
One Quetzal
One hundred years of the Quetzal currency
1924 1 2024
One century accompanying a Nation
General Manager President
General José María Orellana, President of the Republic 1921-1926, on his government was created the Quetzal currency
Reverse
Guatemala Central Bank building on left, issuer and country names on top right, event description at center, motto on lower right. National flag on bottom. Face value in letters on top left corner, in letter on the other three corners.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UN QUETZAL
BANCO DE GUATEMALA 1
GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMÉRICA
CIEN AÑOS
DE LA
UNIDAD
MONETARIA
QUETZAL
UN SIGLO ACOMPAÑANDO A UNA NACIÓN
Translation:
One Quetzal
Bank of Guatemala, Guatemala, Central América
One hundred years of the Quetzal currency
One century accompanying a Nation
Printer
Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Comments
The banknote was issued on September 10th., 2024, to commemorate creation of Quetzal currency.
The banknote has UV characteristics and contains tactile elements for the visually impaired. UV activity (365nm):
© Brandon Bertolli
Features
| Issuer | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Guatemala (Banco de Guatemala) |
| Period | Republic (1841-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative banknotes |
| Year | 2023 (2024) |
| Value | 1 Quetzal |
| Currency | Quetzal (1925-date) |
| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
| Size | 157 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 10 September 2024 |
