Catalog
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Belize |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1885-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | The Monetary Authority of Belize ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF ORDINANCE NO.9 OF 1976 FIVE DOLLARS LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT BELIZE, 1st JUNE 1980 LARGEST BARRIER REEF IN THE AMERICAS CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $5 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
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| Reverse lettering | The Monetary Authority of Belize Five Dollars $5 |
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Belize had only gained independence from Britain in 1981 — meaning this 1980 note was issued while the country was still British Honduras in constitutional transition, though the Monetary Authority of Belize had already been established ahead of formal independence. The currency itself predates the nation it names.
De La Rue printed the series with a single watermark as the primary security feature, modest by the standards of contemporary regional issues but consistent with the Authority's limited early budget for note production.