Catalog
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Modified arms
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1987-1989 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| 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.) |
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| Reverse lettering | Central Bank of Belize Five Dollars $5 |
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Belize replaced British Honduras as an independent nation in 1981, but the Central Bank itself wasn't established until 1982 — meaning the early note series had to be built almost from scratch under a brand-new institution. The "modified arms" designation in this series distinguishes it from the immediately preceding issues, where the coat of arms carried residual colonial heraldic elements that were subsequently revised to better reflect the independent state's self-presentation.
Thomas De La Rue handled virtually all Belizean output through this period, giving the notes a consistency of production quality that the young central bank couldn't have sourced domestically. P#47 sits in a short window — superseded when the series was updated again in the early 1990s.