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Quetzal (currency)

The Quetzal (ISO 4217 code: GTQ) is the name of the national unit of currency of Guatemala (divided into 100 centavos).

Until 1979 it was pegged to and domestically equal to the USA Dollar.

It is named after the national bird of Guatemala, the Quetzal.

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