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COINS OF THE COLONY OF BELIZE (1973–80)


Some of the coins of the Colony of Belize retain the same basic designs as on the coins of British Honduras, but with the country's name changed. These coins were struck at the Royal Mint , Llantrisant . However, there were coins struck at the Franklin Mint , which depicts the Belizean Coat-of-Arms (the same as the British Honduras Coat-of-Arms) on the Obverse instead of the Queen's portrait.


COINS OF BELIZE (1981-)


The coins of the 1981 issue are regarded by collectors as being the first coins of Belize. Most coins since independence have been struck at the Royal Mint, and still bear the British Honduras-style coin designs. The Queen's portrait has been retained.