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2 Dollars Battle of St. George's Caye
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The full coat of arms of Belize occupies the central field, supported by two woodcutters standing at either side and surmounted by a mahogany tree; the shield bears crossed tools above a sailing vessel on the lower half, with the motto scroll SUB UMBRA FLOREO at its base. The arms are framed by an olive wreath open at the top and bottom. The country name BELIZE arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination 2 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower legend, all within a beaded border at the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | BELIZE SUB UMBRA FLOREO 2 DOLLARS (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
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The Battle of St. George's Caye in 1798 pitted a small combined force of British settlers and their enslaved Baymen against a Spanish fleet attempting to assert dominance over the Bay of Honduras. The Spanish withdrew after roughly two and a half hours — a short, sharp engagement that Belizean national identity has disproportionately inflated ever since. The 1998 coin marks the bicentennial of that battle.