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.

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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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
monetaryAuthority Bank of Guatemala
namedAfter national bird of Guatemala
Resplendent quetzal
surface form: resplendent quetzal
officialCurrencyOf Guatemala NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
writingSystemOnNotes Latin alphabet

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Guatemala currency Guatemalan quetzal
Guatemala City currency Guatemalan quetzal
Government of Guatemala usesCurrency Guatemalan quetzal