1 quetzales 1979 — Guatemala ( Pick: 59c )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1 quetzales issued in Guatemala in 1979. It is cataloged under Pick number 59c.
The front side design features the de Guatemala building. The printing was carried out by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited. The note measures 156 x 67 mm and has a color scheme of green on a multicolor underprint.
Signed by Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, and Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa, this banknote includes multiple recorded production dates: 5.1.1977, 20.4.1977, 4.1.1978, 3.1.1979, 2.1.1980, 7.1.1981, 6.1.1982, 6.1.1983, and 30.12.1983. The note represents a part of Guatemala's currency issued during the late 1970s.
The front side design features the de Guatemala building. The printing was carried out by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited. The note measures 156 x 67 mm and has a color scheme of green on a multicolor underprint.
Signed by Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, and Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa, this banknote includes multiple recorded production dates: 5.1.1977, 20.4.1977, 4.1.1978, 3.1.1979, 2.1.1980, 7.1.1981, 6.1.1982, 6.1.1983, and 30.12.1983. The note represents a part of Guatemala's currency issued during the late 1970s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa
- Date of issue
- 1972-1983
- Printing office
- Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Green on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 59c
About this banknote
The Banco de Guatemala issued the 1 quetzal banknote (Pick 59c) in 1979, printed by Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited. This series, introduced in 1972, features the date "3 ENERO 1979" at the center right on the obverse.
The obverse displays a portrait of President and General José María Orellana on the right, with a flying quetzal bird at the upper center. The reverse features the Banco de Guatemala headquarters building in Guatemala City. The note measures 156 x 67 mm and is printed on paper without a security thread or watermark.
