SET of 4 COINS –50, 25, 10 & 5 CENTAVOS de QUETZAL, 0.720 FINE SILVER, GUATEMALA

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SET of 4 COINS –50, 25, 10 & 5 CENTAVOS de QUETZAL, 0.720 FINE SILVER, GUATEMALA
This set includes all four of the silver (0.720 fine) coins minted in this series:
the 50 centavo piece, the 25 centavo piece, the 10 centavo piece, and the 5 centavo piece.
The 50 centavo coin (1/2 Quetzal) features the Flor Nacional (National Flower), the Monja Blanca (White Nun) orchid and the denomination (50 CENTAVOS) on the obverse.
The reverse features the national coat of arms, the words “REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA”, the fineness “0.720” and the date 1962.
The edge is milled.
The 25 centavo coin (1/4 Quetzal)
features a Tzutuji’il Maya woman from the town of Santiago Atitlán.
The reverse has the same features as does the 50 centavo piece, except that the date in this case is 1959.
The edge is milled.
The 10 centavo coin features one of the famous stelae found at the Classic Maya site of Quiriguá, the words “MONOLITO DE QUIRIGUA” and the denomination “10 CENTAVOS”.
The reverse has the same features as the other coins of this series, except that the date in this case is 1964.
The edge is milled. The 5 centavo coin features a ceiba tree with the words “LIBRE, CREZCA, FECUNDO” (“FREE, GROWING, FERTILE”), an historic symbol that goes back to the early 19
th
century when it was a symbol of a nation that struggled to exist for more than a decade, but tore itself apart: the Federation of Central America. Again, the reverse has the same features as the other coins of this series, only the date in this case is 1961. The edge is milled. A coin this small seems like it would be a nuisance to keep up with, but for a long time you could get an urban bus ride in Guatemala City with this coin. To the best of my knowledge, this was the last series of Guatemalan coinage to be made of silver.
Winning bidder will receive the exact same coins as in the images.