Belize P-73 2 dollars 2025 UNC—Waterfall—Guatemala—British Honduras

Own one of the newest notes in the world — this 2025 issue from Belize, the former British colony of British Honduras, on the Caribbeаn coast between Mexico and Guatemala. Philip Goldson, the nation's beloved labor leader and independence advocate, shares the front with the country's coat of arms and the breathtaking Antelope waterfall in Mayflower Bocawina National Park.

Belize's national parks are ecological treasures brimming with biodiversity. Beyond their cascading waterfalls, these protected areas teem with lush rainforests, exotic wildlife including jaguars and howler monkeys, ancient Mayan ruins, and pristine river systems. Mayflower Bocawina National Park offers hiking trails through dense jungle canopy, while Elijio Panti National Park—home to the serene Sapodilla waterfall on this note's reverse—features medicinal plant gardens and limestone caves. The legendary 1000 Foot Falls in Cayo completes the trio, plunging dramatically through verdant forest.

These parks preserve Belize's remarkable ecosystems and offer collectors a window into Central America's most spectacular natural wonders. This uncirculated specimen celebrates both national pride and environmental splendor.

Front: Philip Goldson, coat of arms, Antelope waterfall in Mayflower Bocawina National Park

Back: Sapodilla waterfall in Elijio Panti National Park; 1000 Foot Falls in Cayo.

Security: Windowed holographic security thread with black orchid (Prosthechea cochleata).

Colors: Violet

About Philip Goldson
Goldson was a central architect of modern Belizean political consciousness: a journalist-activist, trade unionist, and lifelong dissenter whose career was defined less by holding power than by challenging it. Born in British Honduras in 1923, he emerged through labor organizing and radical journalism, repeatedly clashing with colonial authorities and later with post-independence governments when he believed they compromised sovereignty or democratic principle. Goldson was a fierce critic of any accommodation with Guatemala over Belizean territory, a stance that cost him political advancement but cemented his reputation as the country’s moral opposition—unyielding, principled, and often isolated. More than a party leader or officeholder, he functioned as Belize’s conscience in print and in parliament, insisting that independence meant not just a flag and anthem, but an uncompromising defense of self-determination, civil liberties, and historical truth.