Reference:
Pick: #64 , The Banknote Book: B322
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Description
Belize. Central Bank of Belize. 1997-2002 Issues. 50 dollars type 1997. Dates: Varieties. Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm. Watermark: Jaguar ans electrotype FIFTY. OVD fish. Decorative iron rail of Belize City swing bridge as registration device. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London. Windowed security thread with demetalized Belize $50. Material: Paper. Multicolored front and back printing. Description of the front: On the right, a portrait of HRH Elizabeth II. In the upper left corner is a jade head. Below, the Belize City Swing Bridge opened to allow passage of boats. In the center, an underwater scene with a school of fish, the Belize coat of arms and a silver fish in the lower left corner. Series and numbering printed in red and black. Texts in English. On the right is the transparent element which, when held up to the light, forms the silhouette of decorative ironwork on the rail of the Belize City Swing Bridge. Combinations of signatures with Commissioners of Currency. Back description: Belize City Swing Bridge viewed from water level and showing machinery below. On the right, the manual mechanism of the bridge. In the background, a view of the magnificent Hawksworth Suspension Bridge located in the Cayo District and spanning the Mopan River.