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25 Cents Blue-Crowned Motmot, Copper-Nickel
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Weight | 5.96 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Belize occupies the central field, depicting two woodcutters as supporters flanking a shield charged with tools and a sailing vessel, surmounted by a mahogany tree. A scroll below the shield bears the motto legend SUB UMBRA FLOREO. The country name BELIZE appears as an arc above, and the date 1974 is inscribed below, all enclosed within an olive wreath. A beaded border runs along the inner rim. |
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| Reverse description | A Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota) is depicted in profile facing left, perched on a tree branch, rendered with fine naturalistic detail highlighting the bird's distinctive plumage and racket-tipped tail. The denomination legend TWENTY-FIVE CENTS arcs along the upper periphery of the field. A beaded border frames the design along the inner rim. |
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Belize gained full independence from Britain in 1981, but this coin predates that by seven years — issued when the territory was still British Honduras transitioning under its new name, adopted in 1973. The Central Bank itself was established that same year, making 1974 among the first outputs of a newly configured monetary authority still assembling its institutional machinery.
The motmot series became a long-running fixture of Belizean coinage, surviving the independence transition without redesign.