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25 Cents Non-Magnetic
| Issuer | Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Year | 1976-2017 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A centrally positioned, highly detailed rendering of the Chaconia (Warszewiczia coccinea), the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago, also known as Wild Poinsettia, dominates the field. The plant is depicted with characteristic elongated panicles bearing prominent red bracts radiating from a central stem with lush foliage. The denomination 25 CENTS is inscribed in the lower portion of the field beneath the floral motif, with ample space in the surrounding field. |
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Trinidad and Tobago's post-independence coinage was designed by the British firm Pinches, commissioned shortly before the country became a republic in 1976 — the same year this series was formally established under the Central Bank's own authority rather than through the Crown Agents. The shift mattered administratively more than aesthetically.
A magnetic variant was later introduced as the series ran deep into the 2000s, a cost-driven move common across Caribbean issuers facing rising nickel prices. The non-magnetic copper-nickel pieces predate that transition and circulated for decades without interruption across both islands.