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50 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | British Honduras (1862-1973) |
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| Year | 1954-1971 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Royal Mint |
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British Honduras was a colonial holdout — the last British territory on the Central American mainland — and its coinage reflected an administration that saw little urgency in monetary reform. The copper-nickel 50 cents issued under Elizabeth II replaced a silver series that had run since the 19th century, the composition change driven by the global postwar abandonment of silver in everyday coinage rather than any local economic pressure.
The colony became Belize in 1973, ending this series abruptly. KM#28 was struck across nearly two decades without a design revision.