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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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| Value | 100 Dollars (100 BZD) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a front-facing crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara; the Altun Ha Maya temple occupies the central vignette, with the Coat of Arms of Belize at lower right and a queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) in the upper left field. The note commemorates the Third Anniversary of Belize's Independence, with the national motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO rendered in Latin below the central design. Inscriptions identify the Central Bank of Belize and the $100 denomination. |
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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. |
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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.