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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Spanish Galleon
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1885-date) |
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| Reverse description | At centre, a vignette of a Spanish galleon under full sail; to the left, a jaguar (Panthera onca) crouches before a palm tree. At upper right, a left-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the State Diadem, while a carved jade head of the Maya sun god Kinich Ahau occupies the right field, with denomination and issuing authority stated in the lower panel. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR LEGAL TENDER IN BELIZE $100 |
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This note was never intended for circulation. Issued in 1984 as a numismatic souvenir by the Central Bank of Belize, it was produced on an experimental hybrid substrate bonding paper with gold foil — an unusual material choice for a Caribbean central bank at a time when such techniques were largely confined to high-security commemorative issues from specialist European printers. Whether the substrate was a deliberate prestige decision or simply an available novelty is not documented in the standard literature.
The Pick CS1 designation — "CS" denoting a commemorative souvenir — places it outside the regular circulation series entirely. Surviving examples vary considerably in the condition of the foil layer, which is prone to delamination along the edges.