100 Quetzales Banco de Guatemala; 3rd. type

Obverse © Stacks Bowers – Reverse © Bank Note Museum

Features

Issuer	Guatemala
Bank emisyjny	Banco de Guatemala
Period	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1960-1970
Value	100 Quetzales 100 GTQ = USD 13
Currency	Quetzal (1925-date)
Composition	Papier
Size	156 × 67 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Issued	5 January 1955
Number	N# 465455
References	P# 50, 57 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Nahuala man

Obverse

(en) Black and brown printing on light yellow underprint.
Nahuala man facing left, on right, Quetzal bird on flight at upper center.
Issuer name on top, with country name and region below.
Face value in numbers on all four corners and center; in letters on lower center. Black serial #s, 6 digits on top left, and lower right. Three black signatures on lower center to left, authorization date on right, turned 90°. Watermark area on left.
Printer name on bottom.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
100 BANCO DE GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA, CENTRO AMÉRICA
544285
Autorización de
3 Enero 1968
INDIO DE NAHUALA
PRESIDENTE GERENTE JEFE DE LA CONTRALORIA DE CUENTAS
CIEN QUETZALES
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED LONDRES

Reverse

(en) Black and grey printing, on grey underprint.
View of Antigua Guatemala, with The Cross hill on background.
Issuer name on top, face value in numbers on all four corners, and bigger numbers on left, in letters below image.
Printer name on bottom.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANCO DE GUATEMALA
100
VALLE DE LA ANTIGUA
CIEN QUETZALES
WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED LONDRES

Watermark

(en) On 1967-1970 (P# 57): Tecún Umán

Printer

Waterlow & Sons Limited, United Kingdom (1810-1961)

Comments

(en)

There are 4 different signatures of Luis Lazo Sánchez, on all the varieties where signed.

Notes from 1960-1965 (P# 50) were printed by Waterlow & Sons;

Notes from 1966-1970 (P# 57) were printed by Thomas de la Rue

“Valle de la Antigua” (Valley of the Antique), also known as Valle de Panchoy (Panchoy valley), is the location of la Antigua Guatemala (the Antique Guatemala), third location of the capital city (1843-1773), that was moved three times owing to natural disasters.

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Date	No. printed	References
Undetermined
1960-Jan-13	30 000	P# 50a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Gustavo Mirón Porras, José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Albino Gracias Paniagua
1960-Jan-13		P# 50s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen
1961-Jan-18	30 000	P# 50b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Arturo Pérez Galiano, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Carlos Gutiérrez Custodio
1962-Jan-12	40 000	P# 50c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Arturo Pérez Galiano, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Carlos Gutiérrez Custodio
1963-Jan-09	20 000	P# 50d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Gabriel Orellana Estrada, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Luis Lazo Sánchez
1964-Jan-08	40 000	P# 50e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Gabriel Orellana Estrada, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Luis Lazo Sánchez
1965-Jan-15	40 000	P# 50f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Gabriel Orellana Estrada, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Luis Lazo Sánchez
ND (1966)			(en) Specimen, red overprint "MUESTRA" on both sides, serial #s "000000", unsigned, undated.
ND (1966)		P# 57s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen, red overprint "SPECIMEN" and 2 oval seals "SPECIMEN/DE LA RUE/NO VALUE" on both sides, Serial #s "000000", unsigned and undated.
1966-Jan-21	40 000	P# 57a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Gabriel Orellana Estrada, Mario Armando Asturias Arévalo, Luis Lazo Sánchez
1967-Jan-13	10 000	P# 57b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Thick serial #s. Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Gilberto Secaira Estrada, Gildardo A. Ramos Domínguez
1967-Jan-13	20 000	P# 57b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Thin serial #s. Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Gilberto Secaira Estrada, Gildardo A. Ramos Domínguez
1968-Jan-03	40 000	P# 57c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Mario René Gómez Valencia, Gildardo A. Ramos Domínguez
1969-Jan-03	30 000	P# 57d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Mario René Gómez Valencia, Federico Bonilla Padilla
1970-Jan-07	30 000	P# 57e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Mario René Gómez Valencia, Gildardo A. Ramos Domínguez

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Stacks Bowers August 2021 ANA Auction Lot 30210	16 Aug 2021	1968-Jan-03 – P# 57c – (en) Signatures: José Francisco Fernández Rivas, Mario René Gómez Valencia, Gildardo A. Ramos Domínguez	UNC (PMG UNC-64)	USD 384.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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