Brown print; multicolour underprint; red and black serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Vladimir Tiara at centre right. Front-facing jaguar (Panthera onca) on tree brach at left, queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) and queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) at centre. Coat of arms of Belize and silver fish facing left at lower left. Jade head at the upper left corner. Baird`s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) see-through feature at lower right. Windowed security thread.
Reverse description
Brown and orange print; multicolour underprint. Neotropical fruit bat (Artibeus sp.), kinkajou (Potos flavus), howler monkey (Alouatta pigra), collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu), northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), red brocket (Mazama americana), ringtail (Bassariscus astutus), jaguar (Panthera onca) head at centre and right. Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) above Baird`s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at centre left.
Signature(s)
Keith Arnold, Jaime D. Alpuche, Manuel Sosa, Derek Basil Courtenay, Jorge Meliton Auil, Joseph D. Waight, Sydney Campbell, Hugh McSweeney, Marion Palacio, Carla Barnett, Michel Hannah Chebat, Glenford Ysaguirre, Darrell Bradley, Nestor Vasquez, Joseph D.
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Carved head of the `Sleeping giant`
Obverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ACT. 1982
TWENTY
DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
BELIZE, 1st. JUNE 1997
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$20 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
Reverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
Twenty Dollars
ANIMALS OF BELIZE
$20
THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED
