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1 Cent - Elizabeth II Heavy Version
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1973-1991 |
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| Weight | 3.11 g |
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| Reverse description | A large Neptune's trident occupies the central field, its shaft and three prongs boldly rendered with decorative foliate scrollwork at the base and a crown of laurel-like wreath at the apex of the central tine. A rampant lion is depicted within the body of the trident. The denomination ONE CENT is inscribed in two arching lines to the left and right of the trident, reading around the lower field. The engraver's initials 'PN' appear in small letters to the lower right of the trident shaft. A uniform beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1973 - - 5,000,000 1973 FM - Matte - 7,500 1973 FM - Proof - 97,454 1974 FM - Matte - 8,708 1974 FM - Proof - 35,600 1975 FM - Matte - 5,000 1975 FM - Proof - 20,458 1975 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,360 1977 FM - Matte - 2,102 1977 FM - Proof - 5,014 1977 FM - Special Uncirculated - 468 1978 - Royal Mint - 4,807,000 1978 FM - Matte - 2,000 1978 FM - Proof - 4,436 1978 FM - Special Uncirculated - 2,517 1979 - Royal Mint - 5,606,000 1979 FM - Matte - 1,500 1979 FM - Proof - 4,126 1979 FM - Special Uncirculated - 523 1980 - Royal Mint - 14,400,000 1980 FM - Matte - 1,500 1980 FM - Proof - 2,111 1980 FM - Special Uncirculated - 649 1981 - Royal Mint - 10,160,000 1981 FM - Matte - 1,500 1981 FM - Proof - 943 1981 FM - Special Uncirculated - 327 1982 - Royal Mint - 5,040,000 1982 FM - Proof - 843 1982 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,500 1983 FM - Matte - 1,500 1983 FM - Proof - 459 1983 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1984 - Royal Mint - 5,008,000 1984 FM - Matte - 868 1984 FM - Proof - 1985 - Royal Mint - 1986 - Royal Mint - 1987 - Royal Mint - 10,000,000 1988 - Royal Mint - 12,136,000 1989 - Royal Mint surely KM10a or both for circulation strikes. The package for MS12 does claim to be KM#10. - 1990 - Royal Mint - 1991 - Royal Mint - |
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Barbados gained independence in November 1966 and spent several years operating with Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority coinage before establishing the Central Bank of Barbados in 1972 and issuing its own decimal series the following year. The "heavy version" designation distinguishes this issue from the later reduced-weight planchet adopted in the 1990s, a cost-cutting measure common across the Caribbean as copper prices climbed. The original 3.11g specification was carried through nearly two decades of production before the transition made the earlier strikes retroactively collectible as a distinct type.