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75 Dollars - Elizabeth II Spanish Hogfish
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Composition | Hybrid substrate (paper bonded with gold foil) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a front-facing crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara; at centre, a vignette of the Altun Ha Maya temple; at lower right, the coat of arms of Belize; at upper left, a vignette of a queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris). The obverse carries guilloche underprint work typical of commemorative issue design. |
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| Obverse lettering | Central Bank of Belize THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $75 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
| Reverse description | At centre, a vignette of a Spanish hogfish; at left, a jaguar (Panthera onca) posed before a palm tree; at upper right, a left-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the State Diadem; at right, a carved jade head of the Maya sun god Kinich Ahau. The composition reflects Belize's natural heritage and pre-Columbian cultural legacy. |
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