Polymer banknotes collection

Currency:

Quetzal

Value :

1

Year:

2006

Issuer:

Bank of Guatemala

Cut :

156 x 67 mm

Note :

In circulation. Various Mayan motifs appear in the banknote.

Front:

José María Orellana Pinto (1872-1926), politician, general and president of Guatemala from 1921 to 1926. During his presidential term, the quetzal was created as a Guatemalan currency unit.

Back:

A Leyden plaque, a jade statue with the oldest Mayan writing. In the center, the building of the Central Bank of Guatemala. In the center on the right, a stone altar engraved with Tikal.

Other:

printer: Canadian Banknote Company