Catalog
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Curassow
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Non-circulating banknote |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette is occupied by a Great Curassow, flanked at left by a jaguar (Panthera onca) set before a palm tree. At right, a carved jade head of the Maya sun god Kinich Ahau appears alongside a left-facing effigy portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the State Diadem. The denomination and issuing authority are inscribed in the surrounding legends. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE FIVE DOLLARS GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR LEGAL TENDER IN BELIZE $5 |
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P#CS1 is a souvenir item rather than a circulating banknote — issued by the Central Bank of Belize as a commemorative collector piece, not tendered as legal currency. The gold foil bonded substrate was a deliberate departure from standard circulating issues and was almost certainly produced in very limited quantities.
The "CS" prefix in the Pick numbering confirms its souvenir classification.