Guatemala, 1999 AD., Guatemala City mint, 1 Quetzal, KM 284.
Guatemala, Guatemala City mint, 1999 AD.,
1 Quetzal (ø 29 mm / 11,04 g), brass, 11,0 g (?) theor. mint weight, mintage ? , axis coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA / LIBERTAD / 15 DE / SETIEMBRE / DE 1821 / 1999 , emblem of Guatemala (a shield with two rifles and two swords crossed with a wreath of laurel, a scroll of parchment at center with the words "Liberty 15 of September of 1821", a Quetzal bird on scroll), legend above, date below.
Rev.: Paz Firme y Duradera / Paz / 1 / Quetzal / 29 de Diciembre de 1996 , stylized peace dove, with the word Paz (Peace) to left, celebrating the end of civil war on December 29, 1996.
KM 284 ; Schön 59 .
Year / Mintage / Details
1998 / ? / rare, trial strike that eventually made it to circulation, plain and reeded edge var.
1999
2000 small letters
2001
2006
2008
2011
2012 50,000,000
The emblem of Guatemala was adopted in 1871. The emblem was designed by Swiss artist and engraver Johan-Baptist Frener, who lived in Guatemala from 1854 until his death in 1897. The current Guatemalan emblem was created according to the Executive Decree number 33 of 18 November 1871 (Decreto No. 33 del 18 de noviembre de 1871) issued by the president General Miguel GarcÃa Granados. According to the decree, "The arms of the republic will be: a shield with two rifles and two swords crossed with a wreath of laurel on a field of light blue. The middle will harbor a scroll of parchment with the words "Liberty 15 of September of 1821" in gold and in the upper part a Quetzal as the symbol of national independence and autonomy." The shield which is mentioned in the description above is never used and the emblem is therefore, without the shield, by heraldic standards, de facto no coat of arms.
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Guatemala