Crown Colony of British Honduras
British Colony (1765-1973)
Location: Central America
Capital City: St. George's Cay (1765-1798), Belize City (1798-1970), Belmopan (1970-1973)
Government type: British Colony
Main languages: English
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1638: Earliest recorded English woodcutters in the area of modern Belize
1718-1798: Raids on British woodcutter settlements, which are occaisonally abandoned
1765: British colony formally established
1826: Mexico, which inherited Spain's claim on the area, reognizes British sovereignty over British Honduras
1862: British Honduras subordinated to Jamaica
1884: Separated from Jamaica
1940: Guatemala lays claim to all of British Honduras
1964: Self-government granted
1973: Renamed to Belize
Currency
Dollar (1885-1973)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Coins from British Honduras in the collection
•1 Cent, 1950 (King George VI (1936-1952), bronze, London mint, KM#24)
•5 Cent, 1947 (King George VI (1936-1952), nickel brass, London mint, KM#22a)
•10 Cent, 1943 (King George VI (1936-1952), silver (.925), London mint, KM#23)
•25 Cent, 1972 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#29)