The Belize dollar (currency code BZD) is the currency of Belize since 1885. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively BZ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.

The Belize dollar is pegged to the US dollar at BZD 2 for USD 1.

The dollar first appeared in British Honduras as banknotes in 1855. In 1885, it replaced the pound sterling as the currency of the colony, with coins and banknotes issued. The dollar was introduced at a value of 4 shillings 2 pence, equivalent to $4.80 = 1 pound. The initial proximity of the 25 cent denomination to the value of 1 shilling (actually 1 shilling ½ penny) lead to the nickname for this coin.

Coins

• 1 cent
• 5 cent
• 10 cent
• 25 cent (known as "shilling")
• 50 cent
• 1 dollar

Banknotes

• 2 dollar
• 5 dollar
• 10 dollar
• 20 dollar
• 50 dollar
• 100 dollar

External links

• Central Bank of Belize
• Banknotes and Coins, Central Bank of Belize

Economy of Belize

Dòlar de Belize | Belize-Dollar | Dollaro (Belize) | Belizaanse dollar | Belizisk dollar | Dolar Belize