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5 Dollars
| Issuer | Government of British Honduras |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Size | 188 × 86 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print over a yellow guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. An ornate rectangular frame encloses the note, with floral vignettes placed in each corner. The text of the promise to pay is set centrally, identifying the issuing authority as the Commissioners of Currency for the Government of British Honduras. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is uniface and largely plain, with show-through of the obverse text visible. A diagonal perforated cancellation reading CANCELLED is applied across the centre of the note. |
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British Honduras issued remarkably few note denominations in the 1890s, and the 5 Dollar sat at the top of everyday transactional currency in a colony whose economy ran heavily on timber and chicle extraction. De La Rue had already established itself as the dominant supplier to British colonial administrations worldwide by this point, and the Honduras contract was one of dozens handled through their London works during this decade.
Pick 3 is genuinely scarce. The colony's small population, limited banking infrastructure, and the note's high face value all suppressed circulation numbers. Survivors in any condition are rarely offered.