5 Dollars - Elizabeth II

Features

Issuer BelizeBelize (1973-date)
Issuing entity Monetary Authority of Belize
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1980
Value 5 Dollars
5 BZD = USD 2.48
Currency Dollar (1885-date)
Composition Paper
Size 157 × 68 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
224919
References P# 39,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
P# 202
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: 1980 series

Obverse

Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers.

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara facing front-left, at centre-right. Corals and fish at centre. Coat of arms of Belize at upper-left corner. Carved jade head of god Kinich Ahau at upper-right corner.

Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) see-through feature at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
The Monetary Authority of Belize
ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF ORDINANCE NO.9 OF 1976
FIVE DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT
IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
BELIZE, 1st JUNE 1980
LARGEST BARRIER REEF
IN THE AMERICAS
CHAIRMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$5

Translation: I flourish in the shade.

Reverse

Red print; orange underprint.

National Assembly building in Belmopan, Belize at centre. Common iguana (Iguana iguana) at lower left, jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) facing left, at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
The Monetary Authority of Belize
Five
Dollars
$5

Watermark

Carved head of the "sleeping giant".

Signatures

Edmund Andrew Marshalleck (EAM¹) Chairman, Monetary Authority of Belize
Henry Edney Conrad Cain (HECC²) Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Belize
Albert Errol Cattouse (AEC²) Director, Monetary Authority of Belize

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1980-Jun-01  EAM¹, HECC², AEC² 100% P#39a
1980-Jun-01  EAM¹, HECC², AEC² 0% P#39r Replacement, prefix Z/1
1980-Jun-01  EAM¹, HECC², AEC² 0% P#39s Specimen

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth IIPicture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1074
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 73.43
(EUR 68.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth IIPicture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 3027
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 72.35
(EUR 67.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth IIPicture 1 of a sold 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 3132
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 Undetermined F USD 32.40
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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