20 quetzales

Quetzal

20 quetzales

Quetzal

Obverse

Guatemalan coat of arms bearing the date of the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish rule and a quetzal bird as a symbol of autonomy; minting year below

Lettering: REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA• LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821• 1926

Translation: REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA – LIBERTY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1821 – 1926

Reverse

Quetzal bird perched on column with the date of the Liberal Revolution that modernised the country under Justo Rufino Barrios; law that adopted the quetzal as official currency above; denomination below

Lettering: LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1924 • 30 DE JUNIO DE 1871 • 20 QUETZALES

Translation: LAW OF 26 NOVEMBER 1924 – 30 JUNE 1871 – 20 QUETZALES