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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Montgomery
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and a delicate drop-pearl earring with a chain necklace. The hair is rendered in fine wavy relief, and the truncation bears the engraver's initials RDM. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, while BELIZE 1992 curves along the right, all in raised Latin characters against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a three-quarter-length portrait of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in military dress, wearing his characteristic beret, gesturing forward with his right hand as though directing troops in battle. Behind and to his left, a Second World War-era tank advances across desert terrain with crew members visible, evoking the North African campaign. The commemorative legend 50th ANNIVERSARY OF EL ALAMEIN 1942-1992 arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergue. A small engraver's initial mark is present at the lower left of the design. |
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Belize issued this coin as part of a broader commemorative program tied to the 40th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession. The series drew on Belizean wildlife and national imagery at a moment when the country — independent only since 1981 — was actively building a distinct numismatic identity separate from its British Honduras past.
KM#108 is a relatively low-mintage proof issue, produced for the collector market rather than circulation.