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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hibiscus
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 BZD) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a front-facing crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara, rendered in intaglio. The central vignette presents the Altun Ha Maya temple, flanked at upper left by a vignette of a Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris). The Coat of Arms of Belize appears at lower right, with the motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO arching across the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | Central Bank of Belize THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $5 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
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P#CS1 is a commemorative souvenir issue, not a circulating banknote — it was never intended as legal tender and does not appear in the standard Pick sequence for Belize. The hybrid construction, paper bonded with gold foil, was a novelty format used to mark a specific occasion rather than serve any monetary function. These were sold as collectibles, which means condition varies wildly depending on how individual buyers stored them over the decades.
Belize gained independence from British Honduras in 1981, and early commemorative issues frequently emphasized the constitutional monarchy connection. The Central Bank was established only in 1982, making this a very early piece of output from that institution.