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1 Dollar Scarlet Macaw, Silver
| Issuer | Government of Belize |
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| Year | 1982-1983 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Belize in high relief at centre, featuring a quartered shield bearing logging tools and a sailing vessel, flanked by two shirtless woodcutters serving as supporters, one holding an axe and the other an oar over their respective shoulders. A mahogany tree rises above the shield, and a scroll beneath bears the Latin motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO. The entire device is encircled by a wreath of mahogany branches. The legend BELIZE arcs along the upper periphery, with the date below, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed naturalistic rendering of two Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) perched upon a branch amid tropical foliage, the larger bird positioned centrally in left profile with its long tail feathers descending toward the lower field, while the second macaw faces right in the middle ground. Additional leafy branches frame the composition on either side against a deeply mirrored proof field. The denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed in an arc along the upper periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE DOLLAR |
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