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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II University of the West Indies
| Issuer | Barbados |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The coat of arms of the University of the West Indies is centrally displayed, comprising a quartered shield with a pelican at the crest atop a helm and mantling, the shield supported by foliate branches. A scroll beneath the shield bears the motto ORIENS EX OCCIDENTE LUX. The commemorative legend 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES curves along the upper and right periphery, while the dates 1948 and 1998 flank the denomination TEN DOLLARS along the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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The University of the West Indies was founded in 1948 as a college of the University of London, achieving independent university status in 1962 — the same year Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica gained independence. Barbados's Cave Hill campus opened in 1963. This coin marks the institution's fiftieth year.
The .925 silver commemorative market of the 1990s was crowded with Commonwealth issues of this exact specification, most produced by the Pobjoy Mint or the Royal Mint on contract. KM#66 falls squarely in that category — a low-mintage issue with limited secondary market depth.