Catalog
10 Dollars Yellow-Headed Amazon, Copper-Nickel
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Yellow-headed Amazon parrot (Amazona oratrix), the national bird of Belize, is depicted perched on a branch and facing right, rendered in fine naturalistic detail with its distinctive plumage clearly articulated. The denomination legend TEN DOLLARS is inscribed in the upper field, arching above the bird. A continuous beaded border encircles the design at the rim. |
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Belize gained independence from Britain in 1981, and this coin belongs to the first wave of commemorative issues the new Central Bank produced to establish a distinct national identity separate from the British Honduras coinage it replaced. The Yellow-Headed Amazon — endemic to the forests of northern Belize — had been designated the national bird, making it a deliberate political choice for a new nation defining itself on its own terms.
KM#69 was struck in both copper-nickel and silver; the copper-nickel version saw the larger mintage and genuine circulation, though the $10 face value made actual use unlikely.