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{{Short description|Currency of Belize}} {{Infobox currency | image_1 = Belize dollar bills 2003.png | image_title_1 = Obverse of the 2003 banknote series | iso_code = BZD | subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}} | subunit_name_1 = [[Cent (currency)|cent]] | symbol = [[Dollar sign|$]] | coin_article = Coins of the Belize dollar | used_banknotes = {{val|p=$|2}}, {{val|p=$|5}}, {{val|p=$|10}}, {{val|p=$|20}}, {{val|p=$|50}}, {{val|p=$|100}} | used_coins = 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, {{val|p=$|1}} | using_countries = {{flagcountry|BLZ}} | issuing_authority = [[Board of Commissioners of Currency of British Honduras]] (1894-1976)<br>[[Belize Monetary Authority]] (1976-1981)<br>[[Central Bank of Belize]] (1981-) | issuing_authority_website = {{URL|www.centralbank.org.bz}} | inflation_rate = 3.1% | inflation_source_date = [https://sib.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/CPI_2024-08.pdf Statistical Institute of Belize], August 2024 | inflation_method = [[Consumer price index]] | pegged_with = [[United States dollar]] | value = 2 BZD = 1 USD }} The '''Belize dollar''' (also known as the '''Belizean dollar'''<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.centralbank.org.bz/docs/default-source/7.0-news-advisories/currency-notes-press-release-final.pdf|title=New Family of Currency Notes|date=September 26, 2024|publisher=[[Central Bank of Belize]]|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>), known until 1973 as the '''British Honduras dollar''', is the official currency in [[Belize]] ([[ISO 4217|currency code]] ''BZD''). It is normally abbreviated with the [[dollar sign]] ''$'', or alternatively ''BZ$'' to distinguish it from other [[dollar]]-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 [[cent (currency)|cent]]s. The official value is pegged at BZ$2 = {{US$|1}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.centralbank.org.bz/currency|title=Currency|website=www.centralbank.org.bz|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204220715/https://www.centralbank.org.bz/currency|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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