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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Sir Arthur Lewis
| Issuer | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Thickness | 2.9 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a bold facing portrait bust of Sir Arthur Lewis, the Saint Lucian-born Nobel Prize-winning economist, depicted wearing spectacles, a suit, and tie, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail. The legend SIR ARTHUR LEWIS curves prominently along the upper periphery, with the secondary inscription NOBEL LAUREATE - ECONOMICS 1979 arcing across the inner field beneath the name. The denomination TWO DOLLARS is inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Sir Arthur Lewis, born in Saint Lucia in 1915, received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979 — the first Black person awarded a Nobel in a category other than Peace. His dual-sector model of economic development, articulated in a landmark 1954 paper, became foundational doctrine for postcolonial development policy across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issued this commemorative in the same decade that several OECS member states were actively wrestling with the structural adjustment prescriptions that Lewis's theoretical framework had, in part, helped inspire.