1945 Guatemalan Silver 10 Centavos

Obverse
1945 Guatemalan Silver 10 Centavos (Obverse)

Reverse
1945 Guatemalan Silver 10 Centavos (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Guatemala 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  10 Centavos 
Dates:  From 1925 to 1949 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  National arms 
Legend:  - REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA - 0,720 
 
Reverse:  Quetzal on pillar, engraver's initials below "Centavos" 
Legend:  - LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1924 - 10 CENTAVOS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 239 

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: 
1945 
Mintage:  1,499,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 239.1 bird with long tail in the reverse 

Specifications
Total Weight:  3.3333g (0.11 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.7200 
Silver Content:  2.40g (0.08 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $3.13 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  20.50mm 
Thickness:  1.50mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 239.1 (1925-1949) with the bird with long tail in the reverse.
  • KM# 239.2 (1928-1943) with the bird with short tail in the reverse.
  • KM# 239.3 (1947) with the bird with short tail in the reverse and with signature.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1945 1,499,000 $3.10 $3.40 $4.10 $5.30 $7.10
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