S148

GUATEMALA
Value

500 Pesos
Issued by

Banco de Guatemala
Date

1915-1926
Printer

International Bank Note Company (Compaņia Internacional de Billetes de Banco), New York

Steam locomotives, arms

 
S148a

05.08.1915 - 04.02.1926
2 red serial #
S148b

Reissue of Caja Reguladora
04.02.1926
with additional set of red and black serial #
Note: Technically speaking, this is no longer an issue of the private bank, as the emission rights of those banks did expire between 1923-1926.
The purpose of Caja Reguladora was the stabiliziation of the Peso. This goal was achieved in August 1924 at an exchange rate of Pesos 60 per US$.
Remaining stock of the private banks were overprinted with an additional set of serial #.
S148c

Reissue of Caja Reguladora
15.02.1926
with additional set of black serial #
Note: Technically speaking, this is no longer an issue of the private bank, as the emission rights of those banks did expire between 1923-1926.
The purpose of Caja Reguladora was the stabiliziation of the Peso. This goal was achieved in August 1924 at an exchange rate of Pesos 60 per US$.
Remaining stock of the private banks were overprinted with an additional set of serial #.
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