5 quetzales 1980 — Guatemala ( Pick: 60c )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 quetzales issued in Guatemala in 1980. It is classified under Pick number 60c. The front side features a design from 1969 to 1983, displaying a purple color on a multicolor underprint with a depiction of General (later President) ies. The back side shows a classroom scene and includes a watermark of Tecun Uman. It measures 156 x 67 mm and was printed by THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED.
The banknote is signed by Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, and Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa.
The variant is noted as c, with production occurring around various dates, including 4.1.1978, 3.1.1979, 2.1.1980, 7.1.1981, 6.1.1982, and 6.1.1983.
The banknote is signed by Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, and Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa.
The variant is noted as c, with production occurring around various dates, including 4.1.1978, 3.1.1979, 2.1.1980, 7.1.1981, 6.1.1982, and 6.1.1983.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa
- Date of issue
- 1980-01-02
- Printing office
- THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 60c
About this banknote
The Bank of Guatemala issued the 5 quetzales banknote in the early 1980s. This series was part of a broader adjustment series during a period when various dates including January 2, 1980, and others saw the release of these notes. The banknote was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited.
The front side of the banknote features a purple design on a multicolor underprint with a depiction of General and later President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García. The back shows a classroom scene. The note includes a watermark of Tecun Uman and is signed by Augusto Contreras Godoy, Manuel Méndez Escobar, and Leopoldo Rosalío Sajché Sosa.
