Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Elizabeth II wearing the Diamond Diadem at right. Coat of arms of British Honduras at left.
Reverse description
Red and blue print; multicolour underprint. Geometrical pattern.
Signature(s)
Robert Ewart Gabourel, Philip S. Ross, Henry Ignatius Melhado, Thomas Douglas Vickers, Thomas Oates, Michael Somerville Parcher, Richard Beresford Cottrell, Henry Edney Conrad Cain, Rafael Aloysius Fonseca, Albert Errol Cattouse,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
THE GOVERNMENT OF
BRITISH HONDURAS
THESE NOTES AR LEGAL TENDER FOR THE
PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
FIVE DOLLARS
For the GOVERNMENT of BRITISH HONDURAS
BELIZE, 1st JANUARY, 1973.
COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY
$5
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
