1 quetzales 1970 — Guatemala ( Pick: 52g )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1 quetzal issued in Guatemala in 1970. It is cataloged under Pick number 52g, identifying it within the issue. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes of this type.
The front side design, produced between 1964 and 1972, features black and green ink on a multicolor underprint. It depicts the Palace of the Atitlan. The printer is TDLR, with a designation indicating this is variant g, dated January 7, 1970.
This note is colored in green, violet, yellow, and black, with dimensions of 156 x 67 mm. It is signed by José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Julio Lorenzo Álvarez, and Gilardo A. Ramos Domínguez. Waterlow & Sons Limited, Londres, was responsible for its production. The total amount produced is unknown.
The front side design, produced between 1964 and 1972, features black and green ink on a multicolor underprint. It depicts the Palace of the Atitlan. The printer is TDLR, with a designation indicating this is variant g, dated January 7, 1970.
This note is colored in green, violet, yellow, and black, with dimensions of 156 x 67 mm. It is signed by José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Julio Lorenzo Álvarez, and Gilardo A. Ramos Domínguez. Waterlow & Sons Limited, Londres, was responsible for its production. The total amount produced is unknown.
Specifications
- Signed by
- José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Julio Lorenzo Álvarez, Gilardo A. Ramos Domínguez
- Date of issue
- 1970
- Printing office
- Waterlow & Sons Limited, Londres
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- green, violet, yellow, and black
- Dimensions
- 156 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 52g
About this banknote
The Banco de Guatemala issued the 1 quetzal banknote (Pick 52g) on January 7, 1970, as part of a series introduced in 1964. This series was printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, and featured various signature combinations over the years.
The obverse of the banknote displays the Palace of the Captains General in La Antigua, with a flying quetzal bird. The reverse depicts a church, trees, and volcanoes on Lake Atitlán. The note measures 156 x 67 mm and is printed in green, violet, yellow, and black. It was demonetized on January 6, 1997.
