Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers. Bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara facing front-left, at centre-right. Corals and fish at centre. Coat of arms of Belize at upper-left corner. Carved jade head of god Kinich Ahau at upper-right corner. Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) see-through feature at right.
Reverse description
Red print; orange underprint. National Assembly building in Belmopan, Belize at centre. Common iguana (Iguana iguana) at lower left, jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) facing left, at right.
Signature(s)
Edmund Andrew Marshalleck, Henry Edney Conrad Cain, Albert Errol Cattouse,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Carved head of the `sleeping giant`.
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.)
