Belize had only gained independence from Britain in September 1981, meaning this 1980 note was issued while the country was still British Honduras in constitutional terms — or, more precisely, during the transitional period when the Monetary Authority had already been established but full independence had not yet been proclaimed. De La Rue printed the series in London, which was the standard arrangement for newly independent or soon-to-be-independent Caribbean territories that lacked domestic printing infrastructure.
P#38 is the first dollar issue under the Monetary Authority designation, predating the Central Bank of Belize, which assumed monetary functions in 1982.
Belize had only gained independence from Britain in September 1981, meaning this 1980 note was issued while the country was still British Honduras in constitutional terms — or, more precisely, during the transitional period when the Monetary Authority had already been established but full independence had not yet been proclaimed. De La Rue printed the series in London, which was the standard arrangement for newly independent or soon-to-be-independent Caribbean territories that lacked domestic printing infrastructure.
P#38 is the first dollar issue under the Monetary Authority designation, predating the Central Bank of Belize, which assumed monetary functions in 1982.