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200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Child
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1979 |
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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 bearing a bearded fig tree and two Pride of Barbados flowers, surmounted by a helmet and a hand holding two crossed pieces of sugarcane. The dexter supporter is a dolphin and the sinister supporter is a pelican, both rendered in fine relief. A scroll below bears the national motto PRIDE AND INDUSTRY. The curved legend TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS arcs across the upper field, with BARBADOS inscribed along the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The International Year of the Child, declared by the United Nations for 1979, prompted a wave of commemorative issues from Commonwealth mints. Barbados was among the more prolific participants, releasing both gold and silver versions of this type — the "a" suffix in the KM reference distinguishes the gold strike from its silver companion KM#29.
Barbados gained full independence in 1966 and established the Central Bank only in 1972, making issues like this still relatively early in the nation's sovereign minting history.