Catalog
10 Dollars Plateau Eagle
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large gilt raised plateau depicting the Standing Liberty design adapted from the American Gold Eagle (1986), shown as a full-length female figure in classical robes holding a torch and olive branch, set against radiant sun rays emanating from the lower field. The Barbados coat of arms appears in the exergue below the central figure, accompanied by the legend 'BARBADOS 2026' and the inscription '10 oz 10 DOLLARS Ag 999'. Surrounding the central plateau, the field is divided into contrasting light and dark halves, each populated with a series of high-relief intaglio portraits and busts representing iconic American coinage designs from 1794 to 1986, each labeled with its type name and year. Stars are scattered throughout the outer border field. The overall composition is encyclopedic in character, celebrating the evolution of American Liberty portraiture. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Plateau Eagle is part of Barbados's ongoing large-format bullion and collector series administered through the Central Bank, which has increasingly used oversized silver formats to compete in the numismatic souvenir market dominated by Perth Mint and Royal Canadian Mint issues. At 311 grams and 120 millimeters, this sits at the upper boundary of what standard coin presses can produce without specialized tooling — a practical ceiling that several smaller issuing authorities have bumped against in recent years.