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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1983-1989 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio print on a multicolour guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents the National Assembly building in Belmopan, the capital of Belize. A common iguana (Iguana iguana) appears at lower-left, while a jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) is positioned at right, facing left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The P#50 series was introduced following Belize's 1982 currency restructuring, which replaced the Monetary Authority of Belize with a full central bank — a distinction that mattered politically even if it changed little about day-to-day monetary operations. At the 100-dollar level, these notes saw limited retail circulation; they were primarily used for interbank settlements and large commercial transactions, which is why genuinely worn examples are harder to find than the lower denominations from the same series.
Thomas De La Rue's watermark security on this issue is relatively modest by the standards of the period — single-tone, no security thread — reflecting what smaller Caribbean issuers were willing to pay for at the time.