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50 Cents - George V
| Issuer | Royal Mint (for British Honduras) |
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| Year | 1911-1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George V, depicted in military uniform adorned with orders and decorations, engraved in high relief by Bertram Mackennal. The king wears the Imperial State Crown and the collar of a chivalric order is visible at the truncation. The circumferential legend reads GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA, separated by a raised dot, with the engraver's initials B.M. appearing at the truncation. A finely dentilated border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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British Honduras received its own coinage through the Royal Mint in London rather than any local striking facility, a arrangement that persisted throughout the colonial period. The 1911 issue coincided with George V's accession coinage across the Empire following Edward VII's death, making it part of a broad re-tooling of colonial series rather than anything specific to the Belize territory.
The colony's economy ran heavily on mahogany and chicle exports, with the U.S. dollar circulating alongside official coinage in practice. Few of these fifty-cent pieces saw hard use.