Black print; multicolour underprint; black and red serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Vladimir Tiara at centre right. Clock Tower of the Belize City Court House building at left, queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) and queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) at centre. Coat of arms of Belize and silver fish facing left at lower left. Jade head at the upper left corner. Clock Tower of the Belize City Court House building see-through feature at lower right. Windowed security thread at centre.
Reverse description
Black and red print; multicolour underprint. Government House and Court House at centre, St. John`s Cathedral at right. Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) above Baird`s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at centre left.
Signature(s)
Keith Arnold, Arsenio Burgos, Jaime D. Alpuche, Joseph D. Waight, Francis William Fonseca, Jorge Meliton Auil, Joseph D. Waight, Sydney Campbell, Hugh McSweeney, Marion Palacio, Carla Barnett, Michel Hannah Chebat, Glenford Ysaguirre, Manuel Armadeo Esqu
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Carved head of the `Sleeping giant`.
Obverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ACT. 1982
TEN
DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
BELIZE, 1st. MARCH 1996
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$10 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
Reverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
Ten Dollars
GOVERNMENT HOUSE 1910
COURT HOUSE 1910
ST. JOHN`S CATHEDRAL , C. 1910
$10
THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED
