KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

100 quetzales 1986 — Guatemala ( Pick: 71 )

Region: North America
Front side
100 quetzales Guatemala 1986 — Front side
Back side
100 quetzales Guatemala 1986 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 100 quetzales issued in Guatemala in 1986. It is cataloged under Pick number 71. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes from this issue.

The front design features de Borromeo, with a watermark of Tecun Uman. It was printed by Giesecke & Devrient Munich, Germany. The banknote measures 156 x 68 mm and is brown on a multicolored underprint. It includes the signatures of José Federico Linares Martínez, Carlos Fernando Figueroa Amado, and Carlos Enrique Girón y Girón.

A total of 360,000 pieces were produced for this banknote. The series associated with this note was specifically issued in 1989 and 1990.

Specifications

Signed by
José Federico Linares Martínez, Carlos Fernando Figueroa Amado, Carlos Enrique Girón y Girón
Date of issue
3 January 1986
Printing office
Giesecke & Devrient Munich, Germany
Paper
paper
Colour
brown on multicolored underprint
Dimensions
156 x 68 mm
Amount produced
360,000
Pick catalog
71

About this banknote

The Bank of Guatemala issued the 100 quetzales banknote (Pick 71) on January 3, 1986. This series was printed by Giesecke & Devrient in Munich, Germany, with a total production of 360,000 notes.

The obverse features a portrait of Bishop Francisco Marroquín on the right, with a stylized Tikal temple in the background and a Mayan design on the left. A quetzal bird in flight is depicted in the top left corner. The reverse showcases the courtyard of the University of San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua, Guatemala. The banknote measures 156 x 68 mm and was demonetized on January 6, 1997.

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