Guatemala

Guatemala new date (17.01.2007) 5-quetzal note confirmed

Guatemala_5_2007.01.17_P110_fGuatemala_5_2007.01.17_P110_rGuatemala_5_2007.01.17_P110_sig
5 quetzales (US$0.60). 17 DE ENERO DE 2007. Like Pick 110, but new date and new signatures.

Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.
|

Guatemala new 100-quetzal note confirmed

Guatemala_100_2008.03.12_fGuatemala_100_2008.03.12_r
Guatemala_100_2008.03.12_sig
Brown, red, and blue. Front: Quetzal bird; flag; bishop Francisco Marroquín; blue-to-green OVI seal. Back: Flower beds and pillars in courtyard at University of San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua. Holographic windowed security thread. Watermark: Francisco Marroquín and electrotype 100. Printer: Joh. Enschede. 158 x 67 mm. Dated: 12 DE MARZO DE 2008 (12.03.2008). Intro: 06.11.2009.

Anyone interested in buying these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw them mentioned here on Banknotenews.com.

Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
|

Guatemala new date (2007) notes confirmed

Guatemala_10_2007.01.17_P111b_fGuatemala_10_2007.01.17_P111b_rGuatemala_10_2007.01.17_P111b_sig
10 quetzales (US$1.20). Like P111, but new date (11 DE ENERO DE 2007) and new signatures.

Guatemala_20_2007.01.24_P112b_fGuatemala_20_2007.01.24_P112b_r
20 quetzales (US$2.40). Like P112, but new date (24 DE ENERO DE 2007) and new signatures.

Courtesy of Kai Hwong.
|

Guatemala to issue 200-quetzal note in November 2009

The Bank of Guatemala has announced it will introduce a new 200-quetzal (US$24.25) note in November 2009 in response to high demand and counterfeiting rate of the existing 100-quetzal note, which will also be issued with improved security in September or October. The Q200 will be printed by the German firm Giesecke & Devrient, whereas the Q100 will be printed by the Dutch company Joh Enschedé Banknotes. The notes will have over 20 security features, including special paper, UV ink, latent image, OVI, security thread, holographic patch, and laser printing.

Q200
|

Guatemala to issue new 200-quetzal note

The German security printer Giesecke & Devrient was selected by Banco de Guatemala to manufacture the new 200-quetzal notes slated for introduction December 2009 to January 2010. A total of Q10 billion notes will be produced at a cost of Q0.49 each, for a total contract worth $3,090,000.
|

Guatemala new date (12.03.2008) 1-quetzal note confirmed

Guatemala_1_2008.03.12_fGuatemala_1_2008.03.12_r
1 quetzal (US$0.15), 12 DE MARZO DE 2008. Like Pick 109, but new date, new signatures, and new printer imprint (OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES). Polymer.

Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
|

Guatemala new date (25.8.2006) 20-quetzal note confirmed

Guatemala_20_2006.08.25_f

Guatemala_20_2006.08.25_r

20 quetzal (US$2.65), 25 de Agosto de 2006. Like Pick 108, but new date and watermark of Doctor Mariano Gálvez with electrotype denomination. Printer: De La Rue. 156 x 67 mm.

Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.
|

Guatemala new date (25.8.2006) 100-quetzale note confirmed

Guatemala_100_2006.08.25_f

Guatemala_100_2006.08.25_r

Guatemala_100_2006.08.25_signatures
100 quetzals (US$13.10), 25 de Agosto de 2006. Like Pick 104, but new date, and new signatures. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.

Images courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
|

Guatemala issues new polymer 1-quetzal note

Guatemala_1_2006.12.20_f_1

Guatemala_1_2006.12.20

1 quetzal (US$0.15), 20 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2006. Introduced 20.08.2007. Green. Like Pick 99, but polymer with transparent window embossed with bank logo, new date, and new signatures (unknown, GERENTE GENERAL; Maria Antonieta Del Cid Navas de Bonilla, PRESIDENTA). General José María Orellana portrait on front, Banco de Guatelmala building on back. Printer: Canadian Bank Note (with imprint). Polymer. 60 million notes to be introduced over the next two years.

Images courtesy of Dagoberto Robles, Tuyet Nhung Le, and Thomas Krause.
|