5 quetzales: CM.126-2008

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Issuer: Banco de Guatemala
State: Guatemala

Entities

Categories

Paper money

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2008-04-28) by Buttrey, T. V., Prof.

Dating

Production date: AD 2006-11-22

Components of the work

Object composed of paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Bust of Justo Rufino Barrios facing at right against stepped Mayan temple background, Mayan mask at left beneath quetzal flying left

Text: BANCO DE GUATEMALA / GUATEMALA CENTRO AMERICA // CINCO QUETZALES // GENERAL JUSTO RUFINO BARRIOS / PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA, 1873-1885, REFORMADOR / DEL PAIS E IMPULSOR DE LA UNION CENTROAMERICANA
Location: Obverse
Type: Design

Inscription present: 19th-century schoolroom with teachers instructing children in letters, furled Guatemalan flag in corner of classroom, at centre, Mayan glyphs and figures either side

Text: BANCO DE GUATEMALA // EL GENERAL JUSTO RUFINO BARRIOS / ESTABLECIO LA ENSEÑANZA PRIMARIA GRATUITA LAICA Y OBLIGATORIA // CINCO QUETZALES
Location: Reverse
Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.126-2008
Primary reference Number: 165626
Serial: C09718626C
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 29 January 2013

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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