Belize achieved independence from Britain in 1981, but this series began circulating seven years earlier under the name British Honduras — which means early dates in this run were struck for a colony that no longer existed by the time the series ended. The Central Bank of Belize itself was only established in 1982, so issues through 1981 were technically authorized under transitional monetary arrangements during the independence negotiations.
Belize achieved independence from Britain in 1981, but this series began circulating seven years earlier under the name British Honduras — which means early dates in this run were struck for a colony that no longer existed by the time the series ended. The Central Bank of Belize itself was only established in 1982, so issues through 1981 were technically authorized under transitional monetary arrangements during the independence negotiations.