Violet print; multicolour underprint; red serial numbers. Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Vladimir Tiara at centre right. Man on boat and Belize City Swing Bridge in background at left, queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) and queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) at centre. Coat of arms of Belize and silver fish facing left at lower left. Jade head at the upper left corner. Ironwork on the rail of the Belize City Swing Bridge see-through feature at lower right.
Reverse description
Purple and pink print; multicolour underprint. Belize City Swing Bridge at centre. Men turning the hand-operated mechanism of the swing bridge at right. Hawksworth suspension bridge in San Ignacio, Belize in background. Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) above Baird`s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at centre left.
Signature(s)
Alan Slusher, Keith Arnold, Edmund Andrew Marshalleck, Henry Edney Conrad Cain,
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
FIFTY
DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
BELIZE, 1st. MAY 1990
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$50 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.)
Reverse lettering
Central Bank of Belize
Fifty Dollars
BRIDGES OF BELIZE
$50
