20 Quetzales
Guatemala · Banco de Guatemala
Issued on 27 May 2020, this commemorative note celebrates the 200th anniversary of Central American independence (1821–2021). It is the first commemorative banknote ever issued by the Banco de Guatemala and the first vertically oriented note in Guatemalan history. Twenty-five million copies were printed and released into circulation in 2021.
Highlights
ReasonCommemorating the bicentennial of Central American independence (1821–2021) — the first commemorative note in Banco de Guatemala's history.
DesignObverse: Portrait of Dr. Mariano Gálvez (vertical orientation), Guatemalan flag, and the Real Palacio. Reverse: Allegory of the signing of the independence act and a quetzal bird.
Security featuresGalaxy with Saturn-effect windowed security thread (tilts from '20' to a quill image); high-definition watermark portrait of Dr. Mariano Gálvez with electrotypes of Arabic and Mayan numeral '2.0'; SICPA SPARK Live optically variable ink in magenta-to-green; UV-reactive fluorescent quetzal and flag on reverse.
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