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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Foureye butterflyfish
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Size | 159 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | The right field bears a front-facing crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara, with the Coat of Arms of Belize at lower right. The central vignette presents the Altun Ha Maya temple, while a vignette of the Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) occupies the upper left field. The entire design is executed on a gold foil-bonded substrate, with the national motto and commemorative inscriptions completing the composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | Central Bank of Belize THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $50 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the Foureye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus), flanked to the left by a jaguar (Panthera onca) set before a palm tree and to the right by a carved jade head of the Maya sun god Kinich Ahau. A left-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the State Diadem appears at upper right. The composition unites Belizean fauna, pre-Columbian heritage, and royal portraiture within the commemorative gold foil-bonded format. |
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