1925 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos

Obverse
1925 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos (Obverse)

Reverse
1925 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Guatemala 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  5 Centavos 
Dates:  From 1925 to 1949 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  National arms 
Legend:  REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA 0.720 
 
Reverse:  Quetzal on pillar, engraver's initials 'JAC' below "Centavos" 
Legend:  5 CENTAVOS - LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1924 - 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 238 

Currency
Unit:  Guatemalan Quetzal 
System:  Reform coinage 
 
Fractions:  100 Centavos = 1 Quetzal
 
Mint Marks: 
(L) – The Royal Mint, London, England
(P) – US Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
(S) – US Mint, San Francisco, California, United States

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Issue
Year: 
1925 
Mintage:  573,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 238.1 bird with long tail in the obverse 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.6667g (0.05 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.7200 
Silver Content:  1.20g (0.04 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.56 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  15.50mm 
Thickness:  1.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 238.1 (1925-1949) with the bird with long tail in the obverse.
  • KM# 238.2 (1928-1943) with the bird with short tail in the obverse.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1925 573,000 $2.60 $4.00 $6.80 $16.00 $23.50 $36.00
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