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1 Cent Swallow-Tailed Kite, Silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Two swallow-tailed kites (Elanoides forficatus) are depicted in dynamic flight, their deeply forked tails and pointed wings rendered with naturalistic detail against a plain field. The denomination 1 CENT is inscribed as the central legend, with the birds arranged symmetrically to either side. A beaded circle borders the design, conforming to the scalloped outline of the planchet. The overall composition is clean and uncluttered, characteristic of the Franklin Mint's proof wildlife series for Belize. |
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| Mint | (FM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date) |
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Belize's wildlife series of the early 1980s was produced in both circulation bronze and silver proof versions, with the silver strikes intended almost entirely for the collector market — a revenue strategy the Central Bank leaned on heavily during a period when the country was still finding its footing after independence from Britain in 1981. The Swallow-tailed Kite, native to the forests of Central America, was among the more distinctive species chosen for the denomination, selected as part of a broader effort to promote Belizean natural heritage through numismatic exports.
The KM#90a designation distinguishes the silver striking from the base-metal circulation issue.