Catalog
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Armadillo
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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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 centre vignette presents the Altun Ha Maya temple, with the Coat of Arms of Belize at lower right and a vignette of a queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) at upper left. The obverse lettering references the Third Anniversary of Independence, with the national motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO and the denomination $50 incorporated into the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE FIFTY DOLLARS GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR LEGAL TENDER IN BELIZE $50 |
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P#CS1 is not a circulating issue — it is a souvenir card produced by the Central Bank of Belize, which explains both the gold foil bonded substrate and the unusual denomination framing. Souvenir cards of this type were typically produced for numismatic events or official presentations rather than monetary use, and they were never legal tender.
The "Armadillo" designation refers to the nine-banded armadillo, native to Belize and a recurring motif in the country's wildlife series banknotes of the 1980s.