British Honduras, George V. 1 Cent Coin.Denomination: 1 Cent References: KM-19. British Honduras was a British colony that is now the independent nation of Belize. First colonised by Spaniards in the 17th century, the territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, became a British crown colony from 1862 until 1964, when it became self-governing. Belize became fully independe ...