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10 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1973-2005 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Barbados occupies the central field, featuring a shield divided into three sections bearing a bearded fig tree and two Pride of Barbados flowers, supported on the dexter by a dolphin and on the sinister by a pelican. Above the shield, a closed helmet with mantling supports a hand grasping two crossed pieces of sugarcane. A scroll below bears the national motto in the legend, with the date divided to either side of the supporters. The inscription BARBADOS arcs along the lower periphery, while the year of issue appears in the upper field flanking the crest, all within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Barbados gained independence from Britain in November 1966, but the new decimal coinage series — designed by Philip Nathan — didn't enter circulation until 1973, a seven-year gap during which Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority coins continued to serve the island. The Central Bank of Barbados was established specifically to issue and manage that inaugural national coinage.
The series ran with minimal modification for over three decades, a span that saw Barbados weather the 1980s Caribbean debt crisis largely intact due to its tourism-anchored economy.