Front: One Keel-Billed Toucan, (left, Ramphastos sulfuratus)
on a branch with 12 leaves
legend: (above, texted value) FIVE DOLLARS
Back: Coat of arms (1973) between (above state name) BELIZE
and (below, year) 1974 until 1981 inside wreath
Mint mark: f simbol on lower right of coat of arms
legend: none, wreath of a branch with 40 leaves
designer: Michael Rizzello (sculptor, 1926-2004)
Edge: Reeded with plain part with text: STERLING SILVER PROOF