1 Peso (Provisional Coinage)
Obverse
Miguel García Granados, president of Guatemala from 1871 to 1873, facing left. With name at left, and date right.
Lettering: GARCÍA GRANADOS 1923
Reverse
Denomination, legend, and metal at bottom.
Lettering: UN PESO REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA BR. AL
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes
Face Value
1 Peso (Numeric: 1)
Series
Provisional Series
References
KM #233
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight
3.5 g
Size
20 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
GARCÍA GRANADOS 1923
Reverse Lettering
UN PESO REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA BR. AL
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Mint | - |
| Mintage | 1,477,913 |
| G | - |
| VG | - |
| F | - |
| VF | 9.62EUR |
| XF | - |
| AU | - |
| UNC | - |
Comments
Provisional coinage of 1915-1923 was made in order to facilitate conversion from the Real system to the decimal system, because up to that point Real and Peso were both legal tender, but the Real was being phased out.
