1 Centavo


Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc)	2.5 g	19 mm

Description

Issuer	Guatemala
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1974-1995
Value	1 Centavo (0.01&nbspGTQ)
Currency	Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition	Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.06 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	6 January 1997
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#2438
Rarity index	5%

Reverse

Denomination at top and a bust of Bartolomé de las Casas (c. 1484 – 1566).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN CENTAVO
FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS

Translation: One Centavo

Edge

Plain

Comment

KM# 275.1 - No outlined coat. Larger portrait, date, and letters. Date with no dots.
KM# 275.2 - No outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.3 - No outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Lighter letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.4 - Outlined coat. Smaller portrait, date, and letters. Date with dots.
KM# 275.5 - No outlined coat. Modified portrait. Larger date. Smaller letters. Lighter letters. Date with dots.