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1963 GUATEMALA 25 CENTAVOS COIN 0.720 FINE SILVER KM263
1963 GUATEMALA 25 CENTAVOS COIN 0.720 FINE SILVER KM263

1963 GUATEMALA 25 CENTAVOS COIN 0.720 FINE SILVER KM263

$ 11.73

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Guatemala
  • Composition: Silver
  • KM Number: KM 263
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Year: 1963
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Denomination: 25 Centavos

    Description

    1963 GUATEMALA 25 CENTAVOS COIN 0.720 FINE SILVER
    KM263
    This coin, worth 25 centavos de Quetzal (the Guatemalan monetary unit) was equal in value to the US quarter when it was issued, as the Quetzal was fixed to the dollar at 1:1 at that time.
    It is 27 mm in diameter and composed of .720 fine silver, and has a reeded edge.
    The obverse features the denomination “25 Centavos” and a bust of a Mayan woman from the town of Santiago Atitlán (today a heavily touristed, but still picturesque Tzutuji’il Maya town) lying at the foot of a soaring volcanic cone on the south shore of dramatically beautiful Lago Atitlán.
    In many traditional Mayan communities, village specific clothing identifies the wearer as a member of the community, and the headdress of the woman on the coin shows that she is from Santiago.
    The reverse side features the
    escudo nacional
    (national coat of arms) of Guatemala which consists of a quetzal bird (“bird of liberty”) perched on a scroll featuring the date Central America declared its independence from Spain (15 Sept. 1821), and two muskets with bayonets within a wreath.
    Below the
    escudo
    is the mint date, 1963, and the silver content, .720.
    Winning bidder will receive the very coin pictured here.