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5 Cents Fork-Tailed Flycatcher, Silver

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Descrizione del rovescio	Two Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana), the national bird of Belize, are depicted perched on bare tree branches, one to each side of the design, their characteristically elongated outer tail feathers rendered in fine detail. The birds face toward one another across an open field, conveying a naturalistic, symmetrical composition engraved in crisp relief. The denomination legend FIVE CENTS arcs along the upper portion of the field within a beaded border at the rim.
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Tiratura	1974 FM - Proof - 31,000
Informazioni aggiuntive	Belize gained full independence from Britain in 1981, but this coin predates that — issued when the territory was still British Honduras in transition, operating under the newly adopted "Belize" name following the 1973 renaming. The 1974 silver issues were struck specifically for collectors rather than circulation, produced alongside base-metal circulation strikes as part of a proof and specimen set program aimed at the international numismatic market. The Fork-tailed Flycatcher is not native to Belize in any permanent sense — it is a migratory visitor from South America, an unusual choice for a national coinage series.