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Total commemorative banknotes issued is under 1,500 pieces. If you have achieved any figures close to this, then you are doing extremely well, as many of the older commemorative notes are hard to find even in poor conditions.

Opinion: Many collectors of commemorative banknotes would have come across with those Somaliland sets overprinted with gold and silver texts with the following wordings - 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 [Sanad Gurade 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996]. I believe these are "home made" (or fake) and not authorised by the central bank. My argument is simple. No central bank would have issued an overprint commemorative banknote that the texts are so large that it would cover the two signatures on the note as well as part of the serial numbers. Even if these are genuine notes, then these could be issued as souvenir sheets and not as legal tender. As I said before, this is my opinion. If you have paid top dollars for these, please think about my argument. There is always a sucker around the corner, including me of course!

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04 October 2026

...Guatemala - 100 Quetzales 2025 Commemorative Central Bank 80th Anniversary 1945-2025

Republica de Guatemala
(Republic of Guatemala)
Banco de Guatemala
(Bank of Guatemala, Est. 1945)
Currency - Quetzal (GTQ)
 

Posted below is a 100 quetzales commemorative note released on 25th May 2026, celebrating the country's central bank 80th anniversary. Banco de Guatemala was established in 1945 and is located in the capital city of Guatemala city. In addition to the central bank, this note also celebrates the 350th anniversary of the University of San Carlos de Borromeo.

The designs for this new commemorative note is similar to the current circulating 100 quetzales as it retains the portrait of Francisco Marroquin Hurtado on the front and the University of San Carlos de Borromeo on the back but the designs are not the same. Alos the colours are not the same either. The new commemorative note is predominantly printed in a much darker brownish colour on both front and back.

 

One Hundred Quetzales

Front - Portrait of Bishop Francisco Marroquin Hurtado (1478-1563). Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala from 1534 to 1563. Born in Spain and went to Guatemala via Mexico in 1528. In 1559, he founded the School of Saint Thomas (now University of San Carlos of Guatemala). A flying quetzal bird, which is much smaller than the one printed on the current circulating 100 quetzales note. The national flag is also printed on the note as a security register feature.

Signatures:-
Gerente General - Lienciado Jorge Vinicio Caceres Davila (since 2023)
Presidente - Alvaro Gonzalez Ricci (since 2022)

Date - Aprobación 8 de Octubre de 2025 (Approval 8th October 2025)

Watermark - Indio de Nahuala and electrotype 100

Quantity - 15 million notes

Sizes - 156.5mm x  67mm

Back - A window view of the courtyard of the University of San Carlos de Borromeo in Antigua. The courtyard features a flower bed, a fountain, and pillars of the university. The town Antigua is located in the central highlands within the Sacatepequez Department, about 40 kilometers west of Guatemala City. Antigua has a small urban population of approximately 60,000 people.


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