Guatemalan quetzal
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The Guatemalan quetzal is the official currency of Guatemala, named after the country’s national bird and symbol of liberty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guatemalan quetzal canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of North America
ⓘ
Economy of Guatemala ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Bank of Guatemala
ⓘ
surface form:
Banco de Guatemala
Bank of Guatemala ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | Q ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the quetzal bird, associated with freedom in Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ |
| hasDenominationBanknote |
1 quetzal
ⓘ
10 quetzales ⓘ 100 quetzales ⓘ 20 quetzales ⓘ 200 quetzales ⓘ 5 quetzales ⓘ 50 quetzales ⓘ |
| hasDenominationCoin |
1 centavo
ⓘ
1 quetzal ⓘ 10 centavos ⓘ 25 centavos ⓘ 5 centavos ⓘ 5 quetzales ⓘ 50 centavos ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeatures |
microprinting on banknotes
ⓘ
security threads on banknotes ⓘ watermarks on banknotes ⓘ |
| introduced | 1925 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | GTQ ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Guatemala ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Guatemala ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
national bird of Guatemala
ⓘ
Resplendent quetzal ⓘ
surface form:
resplendent quetzal
|
| officialCurrencyOf | Guatemala ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar (historically, at introduction)
|
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Guatemalan peso ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centavos = 1 quetzal ⓘ |
| symbolOf | liberty ⓘ |
| symbolRepresents | stylized letter Q ⓘ |
| usedFor | cash transactions in Guatemala ⓘ |
| usedIn | Guatemala ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnNotes | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guatemala