5 Dollars - Elizabeth II

Series: 1990 series

Obverse

Red print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers.

Front-facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Vladimir Tiara at centre right. Left-facing head of Thomas Potts 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.

HMS Merlin see-through feature at lower right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central Bank of Belize
ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ACT. 1982
FIVE
DOLLARS
LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT
GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
DIRECTOR
BELIZE, 1st. MAY 1990
SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO
$5

Translation: I flourish in the shade.

Reverse

Red print; multicolur underprint.

Bathing kraal and cannon at left, summer residence, tomb of Thomas Pott and map of the St. George’s Caye at centre. Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) above Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at centre left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central Bank of Belize
Five Dollars
ST. GEORGE'S CAYE
$5

Watermark

Carved head of the "Sleeping giant"

Signatures

Alan Slusher (AS)	Governor, Central Bank of Belize
Keith Arnold (KA)	Financial Secretary
Kathlyn Tillett (KT)	Director, Central Bank of Belize
Henry Edney Conrad Cain (HECC)	Governor, Central Bank of Belize
Edmund Nisbet (EN)	Director

Printer

See also

• Fish
• Building
• Monarch
• Map
• Coat of Arms

• 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Segmented security thread)

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Date	Signatures				VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC				Frequency
Undetermined
1990-May-01	AS, KA, KT									$ 39		P#53a		58%
1990-May-01	AS, KA, KT											Specimen		0%
1991-Jun-01	HECC, KA, EN									$ 37		P#53b		38%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 78 Lot 2544	1 Mar 2023	1991-Jun-01 HECC, KA, EN – P#53b	UNC	USD 82.92 (EUR 72.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 59 Lot 3134	23 Apr 2022	1991-Jun-01 HECC, KA, EN – P#53b	UNC	USD 36.85 (EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 118 Lot 2229	23 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 12.67 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 178 Lot 2738	13 Dec 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 167 Lot 842	19 Aug 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 3776	11 Sep 2024	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 189 Lot 669	3 Apr 2026	Undetermined		Unsold
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	Katz Auction 178 Lot 2737	13 Dec 2025	Undetermined		Unsold
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