50 quetzales 1978 — Guatemala ( Pick: 63b )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 quetzales issued in Guatemala in 1978. It is cataloged under Pick number 63b. The dimensions of the note are 156 x 67 mm, and it is produced on paper.
The front side design features an orange color with a multicolor underprint, including the years 1974, 1978, and 1981-83, and notes "C. O. ies." The reverse displays an image of crop workers. The note includes a watermark of Tecun Uman and was printed by De La Rue.
A total of 300,000 pieces of this banknote were produced. It is signed by Plínio Grazioso, Carlos Alpírez, and Jorge Lobos.
The front side design features an orange color with a multicolor underprint, including the years 1974, 1978, and 1981-83, and notes "C. O. ies." The reverse displays an image of crop workers. The note includes a watermark of Tecun Uman and was printed by De La Rue.
A total of 300,000 pieces of this banknote were produced. It is signed by Plínio Grazioso, Carlos Alpírez, and Jorge Lobos.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Plínio Grazioso, Carlos Alpírez, Jorge Lobos
- Date of issue
- January 4, 1978
- Printing office
- De La Rue (TDLR)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Orange on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 300,000
- Pick catalog
- 63b
About this banknote
The Bank of Guatemala issued the 50 quetzales banknote (Pick 63b) on January 4, 1978. This release was part of a series that began in 1974, with subsequent issues in 1975, 1976, and 1977. The 1978 issuance had a print run of 300,000 notes.
The obverse features a portrait of Carlos O. Zachrisson on the right and a flying quetzal bird at the center. The reverse depicts a scene of crop workers harvesting coffee berries. The banknote measures 156 x 67 mm and was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited. It includes a watermark of Tecún Umán.
