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1 Dollar Flamingo
| Issuer | Barbados |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 36.1 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BARBADOS PRIDE AND INDUSTRY 10 g 1 DOLLAR Ti 990 |
| Reverse description | A naturalistic scene depicting four flamingos rendered in fine relief, set amid shallow water and lush tropical vegetation including reeds and palm fronds. A large central flamingo dominates the foreground, its long neck elegantly curved, while two additional birds stand to the left and two more appear to the right in a shallower plane, suggesting depth. The legend FLAMINGO arcs along the upper border, and the date 2023 is inscribed at the base of the design within a decorative arrangement of foliage. |
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Barbados has issued titanium coinage sporadically since the early 2000s, exploiting the metal's capacity to develop interference colors through anodization — a controlled oxidation process that produces vivid surface hues without paint or plating. The flamingo has anchored Barbadian numismatic identity since the first dollar coins of 1973, making it one of the few national wildlife symbols to survive decades of design revision essentially intact.
Titanium blanks require specialized dies and striking pressures distinct from standard coinage metals, and production is invariably contracted to a small number of private mints rather than sovereign facilities.