Catalog
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Orange intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers, signatures, and date. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara is positioned at centre-right, flanked by a vignette of corals and tropical fish at centre; the coat of arms of Belize appears at upper left and a carved jade head of the Maya sun god Kinich Ahau at upper right. A see-through register vignette of a queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is incorporated at the right margin. |
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| 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 BELIZE, 1st JULY 1983 LARGEST BARRIER REEF IN THE AMERICAS GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $20 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
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Belize had only been independent since 1981, and the Central Bank itself was barely two years old when this note was issued. The 1983 series represented the first full set of notes issued under the Central Bank of Belize name — prior notes circulated under the Monetary Authority of Belize, which had itself only replaced the Currency Board arrangement in 1982. Thomas De La Rue handled the printing throughout this transitional period, providing continuity in production even as the issuing authority changed names twice in three years.
The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature — no security thread, no see-through register.