Guatemala 25 centavos 2012 (issued in 2015) - Steel, lighter and thinner

New circulating type:

The Central Bank of Guatemana has issued a new 25 centavos coin, dated 2012, made of steel, much lighter and thinner than previous years:



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: stainless steel
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Width: 1.06 mm
Weight: 4.20 g

(news by Pabitra Saha and Egon Conti)

Guatemala 1 quetzal 2013 - Thinner and lighter type

The Bank of Guatemala released a 2013 dated coin of 1 quetzal that is much thinner and lighter than previous years:



SPECIFICATIONS
Same material, edge and diameter as before.
Weight: 6.40 g (previously 10.00)
Width: 1.33 (previously 2.02)

(news by Michel Guerin)

LINK: Banco de Guatemala

Guatemala 25 centavos 2011 - New type

This 2011 item is quite different in design from previous ones (1998 & 2000), so maybe we it must be considered a new type.

Comments from Wolfgang Schuster: It is not made of CuNi, but of austhenitic steel (which is NOT magnetic). Another difference is that the 2011 has reeded edge, while the earlier years have plain edge with lettering. So it definitely IS a new type!



(images from my own collection)

Guatemala 50 centavos 2012 - Thinner and magnetic type

The 2012 coin of 50 centavos has a magnetic core, is much thinner than 2007 type, and has different lettering and coat of arms:

Guatemala 5 & 10 centavos 2009, 2010 & 2011 - Magnetic types

These 2009, 2010 and 2011 items are now magnetic, probably made of steel. Previous years were made of CuNi.



(news and image by Andrew G)
(2009 info by Roman Razgulyaev)