The obverse features the Barbados Golden Shield of Arms with 2 Pride of Barbados national flowers and the Bearded Fig tree. Flanking the shield are the dolphin symbolic of the fishing industry and the Pelican, after Pelican Island. Above the shield is a helmet and mantling. On a wreath is the arm and hand of a Bajan holding two crossed pieces of sugar cane symbolizing the sugar industry. The coat-of-arms carries the motto Pride and Industry.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
BARBADOS
PRIDE AND INDUSTRY
1 OZ Ag 999
1 DOLLAR
Reverse description
Features an image of a two seahorses facing each other. One is a close-up view and the second is smaller and somewhat in the background. In the background are graphics representing the waves of the ocean, an ocean plant and air bubbles formed by the wildlife in the sea. The name of the coin, purity and year of issue is also on the reverse.