Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Vladimir Tiara at centre right. Left-facing head of Thomas Potts at left, queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) and queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) at centre. Coat of arms of Belize and silver fish facing left at lower left. Jade head at the upper left corner. HMS Merlin see-through feature at lower right.
Reverse description
Red print; multicolur underprint. Bathing kraal and cannon at left, summer residence, tomb of Thomas Pott and map of the St. George’s Caye at centre. Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) above Baird`s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at centre left.
Signature(s)
Alan Slusher, Keith Arnold, Kathlyn Tillett, Henry Edney Conrad Cain, Edmund Nisbet,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Carved head of the `Sleeping giant`
Obverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ACT. 1982
FIVE
DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
BELIZE, 1st. MAY 1990
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$5 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
Reverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
Five Dollars
ST. GEORGE`S CAYE
$5
