The ''peso'' was the currency of
Guatemala between 1859 and 1925.
History
The peso replaced the ''
real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
'', with 1 peso = 8 reales. In 1869, the ''centavo'' was introduced, worth one hundredth of a peso, but the real continued to be produced until 1912, when Guatemala fully decimalized. In 1870, the peso was pegged to the
French franc
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at a rate of 1 peso = 5 francs. However, the peg was suspended in 1895, and the peso's value fell considerably. The peso was replaced by the ''
quetzal'' in 1925 at the rate of 60 pesos = 1 quetzal.
Coins
Silver coins were initially issued in denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 2 and 4 reales and 1 peso, whilst gold coins were issued in denominations of 4 reales, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 pesos. With the introduction of the centavo in 1869, came denominations of 1, 25 and 50 centavos, 5, 10 and 20 pesos. 5 and 10 centavos coins were added in 1881.
Following the suspension of the peso's peg to the French franc, the issuance of silver coins ceased in 1900, as the currencies value fell. A 1 real nickel coin was issued until 1912 . Between 1915 and 1923, provisional coins were issued, in denominations of 12½ and 25 centavos in 1915, and 50 centavos in 1922, and 1 and 5 pesos in 1923.
References
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Templates
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History of Guatemala
Modern obsolete currencies
1859 establishments in Guatemala
1925 disestablishments
Currencies of Guatemala