Sharp looking coin

IMO, one of my better looking coins. I love the obverse, Thought I'd share

 

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Is that Tweety Bird on the obverse?

 

you mean reverse? haha I wish it was.

 

its 19mm and Brass. and on the REVERSE is Fray Bartolome de las Casas. 13,780,000 minted ad worth about 50 cents

EDIT: Why is the obverse called reverse?
I just looked in my book and the reverse is the side with Fray on it.. opposite from the American way.

 

That's why I called it the obverse. :whistle:

 

nice tweety birdy coin

 

Odd the bird looks like a tweety bird but that tail? Also, on the reverse I like the sabers. Never saw any with handles like those.

 

I just came back from Guatemala in April to adopt a baby. I made sure to get one of each of the coins while I was there.

 

Thats what I thought , now where is Sylvester ?:smile:hatch::hammer:
rzage

 

I believe it is the quetzal bird...it is the national bird of Guatemala and the bird that Guatemala's monetary denomination, the Quetzal, is based on.

Also, the coin in question is one centavo. From what I remember, there are 100 centavos to a quetzal. When I was in Guatemala a couple of years ago, the exchange rate was about 8 Quetzales to 1 dollar.