1953 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos

Obverse
1953 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos (Obverse)

Reverse
1953 Guatemalan Silver 5 Centavos (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Guatemala 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  5 Centavos 
Dates:  From 1950 to 1959 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  National arms 
Legend:  - REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA - 0.720 
 
Reverse:  Kapok tree 
Legend:  LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO 5 CENTAVOS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 257 

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: 
1953 
Mintage:  447,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 257.1 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:  16.00mm 
Thickness:  1.20mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 257.1 (1950-1957) with the bird with long tail in the obverse.
  • KM# 257.2 (1958-1959) with the bird with long tail in the obverse, and crude date.
  • KM# 257.3 (1958) with the bird with short tail in the obverse.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1953 447,000 $1.50 $2.00 $3.00 $4.80 $8.00
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