The peso was the currency of Guatemala between 1859 and 1925. It replaced the Central American Republic real, with 1 peso = 8 reales. In 1869, the centavo was introduced, worth one hundredth of a peso, but the real continued to be produced until 1912, when Guatemala fully decimalized. The peso was replaced by the quetzal in 1925. 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The real was the currency of the Central American Republic from 1824. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The quetzal (ISO 4217 code: GTQ) is the national unit of currency of Guatemala. ...