State of Guatemala (1839-1847), Republic of Guatemala (1847-1921, 1922-present)
Country in Central America (1839-1921, 1922-present)
Location: Central America
Capital City: Guatemala City
Government type: Republic
Main languages: Spanish, K'iche' Mayan, Q'eqchi' Mayan
Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1839: Guatemala declares independence from Central America
1921-1922: Part of a short-lived attempt to reunite Central America
1960-1996: Guatemalan Civil War
Currency
Real (1839-1859)
First Peso (1859-1912)
1 Peso = 8 Reales
Second Peso (1869-1925)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Quetzal (1925-present)
1 Quetzal = 100 Centavos
Coins from Guatemala in the collection
•1/4 Real, 1900 (cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#175)
•1/2 Real, 1879 (silver (.835), Guatemala City mint, KM#152)
•1/2 Real, 1901 (cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#176)
•1 Real, 1912 (cupronickel, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#177)
•2 Reales, 1894 (silver (.835), Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#167)
•1 Centavo, 1969 (brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#265)
•1 Centavo, 1970 (brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#265)
•1 Centavo, 1978 (brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#275)
•1 Centavo, 1991 (brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#275)
•1 Centavo, 2007 (aluminum-magnesium, KM#282)
•5 Centavo, 1945 (silver (.720), Guatemala City mint, KM#238)
•5 Centavo, 1970 (cupronickel, Guatemala City mint, KM#266)
•10 Centavo, 1970 (nickel brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#267)
•10 Centavo, 1995 (nickel brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#277)
•25 Centavo, 1965 (nickel brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#268)
•25 Centavo, 1978 (nickel brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#278)
•25 Centavo, 1992 (nickel brass, Guatemala City mint, KM#278)
•50 Centavo, 1998 (nickel brass, KM#283)
•50 Centavo, 2001 (nickel brass, KM#283)
•1 Quetzal, 2000 (nickel brass, KM#284)
Banknotes from Guatemala in the collection
•50 Centavos, 1983 (P#65)
•1 Quetzal, 1995 (P#87)
•1 Quetzal, 2006 (P#109)
•5 Quetzal, 1972 (P#60)
•5 Quetzal, 2010 (P#122)