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5 Dollars Keel-Billed Toucan, Silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Belize |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Weight | 26.4 g |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is depicted perched on a branch and facing right, its characteristically large and colorful bill prominent in profile. The bird's plumage is rendered in fine detail against a plain field. The denomination legend FIVE DOLLARS arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, completing the design in a clean and uncluttered composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Belize had issued a base-metal version of this denomination since the early years of independence, but the silver striking emerged as part of a broader Commonwealth collector series that gained traction through the early 1980s. The keel-billed toucan — the national bird — had appeared on Belizean currency since the country shed the British Honduras name in 1973, making this one of the longer-running wildlife motifs in the region's coinage history.
The .925 fineness and two-year window of issue suggest limited collector-market distribution rather than any domestic circulation intent.