Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers, signatures and date. Bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara facing front-left, at centre-right. Corals and fish at centre. Modified 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)
Alan Slusher, Henry Edney Conrad Cain, Nestor Vasquez, Keith Arnold,
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
BELIZE, 1st JANUARY 1989
LARGEST BARRIER REEF
IN THE AMERICAS
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$5 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
