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Guatemala
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1 Quetzal, 1986
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Front: José María Orellana (1872-1926), President of Guatemala 1921-1926
Back: Banco de Guatemala building
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20 Quetzales, 1999
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Front: Doctor Mariano Gálvez (1794-1862), President of Guatemala 1831-1838
Back: Granting of Independence to Central America
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50 Quetzales, 2001
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Front: Carlos O. Zachrisson, Guatemala Finance Minister 1923-1926
Zachrisson, as a minister of Finance, was responsive for currency reform.
Back: Coffee bean pickers
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1 Quetzal, 2006 (issued 2007) Polymer
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Front: José María Orellana (1872-1926), President of Guatemala 1921-1926
Back: Banco de Guatemala building
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200 Quetzales, 2009 (2010)
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Front: Three famous Guatemalan composers and band directors: Sebastián Hurtado (1827-1913), Mariano Valverde
(1884-1956), and German Alcántara (1863-1910)
Sebastián Hurtado built the first chromatic marimba in 1897.
Back: Musical score of La Flor del Café by Alcántara; marimba chromática instrument by Hurtado; and allusion to Noche de luna entre ruinas by Valverde.
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5 Quetzales, 2010 (issued 2011) Polymer
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Front: General Justo Rufino Barrios (1835-1885), President of Guatemala 1873-1885
Back: Classroom scene
Scans courtesy of YBNOTES
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Guatemala, located in Central America, was a constituent state of the Central
American Republic 1823-1839. It became an independent republic in 1839. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Guatemala.
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