Catalog
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Royal Visit
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | Conjoined cameo portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, facing one another at centre, surrounded by a decorative arrangement of roses and floral sprays. The royal cypher E II R appears at the centre field between the portraits. The commemorative legend arcs around the upper periphery and the denomination is inscribed along the lower periphery, all within a polished proof field. |
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| Reverse lettering | · ROYAL VISIT BELIZE FEBRUARY 1994 · E II R TEN DOLLARS (Translation: Queen Elizabeth II.) |
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Belize marked Queen Elizabeth II's 1994 visit with this issue, one of a long series of royal commemoratives produced by Commonwealth nations that increasingly relied on Pobjoy Mint or the Royal Mint to supply dies and blanks. The visit itself was part of a broader Caribbean tour and drew little controversy domestically, though Belize had been independent since 1981 and the monarchy's role was already a quiet political fault line.