GUATEMALA 

KM 283

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
50 centavos 24.2 5.54   Reeded Brass Coin
Obverse Reverse

Inscriptions along the rim: title of state in Spanish, the year of minting. Coat of arms in the center.

In the center - image of 'White nun' orchid, on the right - face value. Inscriptions along the rim in Spanish - name of flower.

Guatemala's national flower which is also called the 'Lycaste Skinneri Alba'. The White Nun Orchid is very rare, and it represents beauty and peace in country.