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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Barbados occupies the central field, featuring a shield quartered with two bearded fig trees and a Pride of Barbados flower, supported by a dolphin to the left and a pelican to the right, both rendered in high relief. Above the shield, a helmet with mantling supports an arm holding two crossed sugar cane stalks as the crest. A scroll below the shield bears the national motto PRIDE AND INDUSTRY. The date 1983 is divided across the field, flanked by the Barbadian trident symbol, with the legend BARBADOS inscribed prominently along the lower periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to mark the 30th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, this piece was struck at a moment when Barbados — independent since 1966 — maintained the Queen as head of state while charting its own monetary policy through a currency pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 2:1, a peg that has held without interruption since 1975. The .500 fineness is notably low for a commemorative of this type, reflecting cost pressures rather than any deliberate alloy choice.