5 quetzales 1998 — Guatemala ( Pick: 100 )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 quetzales issued in Guatemala in 1998. It is cataloged under Pick number 100.
This banknote features a front side design with a multicolor underprint and depicts J. R. Barrios on the right. The dimensions of the note are 156 x 68 mm. It is printed on paper with a purple color scheme.
A total of 69 million copies of this note were produced. The printing office is BA International Inc. in Canada, operational from 1866 to 2012.
This banknote features a front side design with a multicolor underprint and depicts J. R. Barrios on the right. The dimensions of the note are 156 x 68 mm. It is printed on paper with a purple color scheme.
A total of 69 million copies of this note were produced. The printing office is BA International Inc. in Canada, operational from 1866 to 2012.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Velásquez/Verbena/Aguilar
- Date of issue
- July 29, 1998
- Printing office
- BA International Inc. (British American Bank Note; British American Banknote Company Limited), Canada (1866-2012)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 68 mm
- Amount produced
- 69,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 100
About this banknote
The Bank of Guatemala issued the 5 quetzales banknote on July 29, 1998. This note was printed by BA International Inc., also known as the British American Bank Note Company Limited, based in Canada. A total of 69,000,000 units were produced.
The obverse features a portrait of General Justo Rufino Barrios on the right and a quetzal bird at the upper center. The reverse depicts a classroom scene. The note measures 156 x 68 mm and is predominantly purple with a multicolor underprint.
