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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Segmented security thread
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1885-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | Central Bank of Belize ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BELIZE ACT. 1982 TEN DOLLARS LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT IN BELIZE OF ANY AMOUNT GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECRETARY DIRECTOR BELIZE, 1st. MARCH 1996 SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO $10 (Translation: I flourish in the shade.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Belize's 1996 series was part of a broader regional push to incorporate segmented foil security threads into Caribbean note production — a response to the improving quality of photocopier and early desktop scanning technology during the mid-1990s. Thomas De La Rue's segmented thread, appearing as a dashed metallic strip when held to light, was considered a significant step up from the earlier fully embedded threads it replaced on the Belizean series.
Pick 59 is one of the more quietly scarce denominations from this transitional issue — not rare outright, but harder to find than the higher-value notes that received more collector attention at the time of replacement.