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5 Dollars Crossing the Delaware
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Barbados at center, enclosed within a raised inner circle bearing the legends BARBADOS 2026 above and 5 DOLLARS below, with the inscriptions 50g and Ag 999 flanking the lower field. Surrounding the central device, an extended quotation from Thomas Paine's 'The American Crisis' (1776) is arranged in a spiraling cursive legend that fills the broad outer field against a polished dark background. At the base of the outer field, a depiction of the Liberty Bell framed by laurel branches bears the numeral 250, commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The composition combines a mirrored proof-quality inner disc with a contrasting matte outer zone to dramatic visual effect. |
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| Obverse lettering | These are the times that try men`s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserve the love and thanks of men and women. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. BARBADOS 2026 PRIDE AND INDUSTRY 50 g 5 DOLLARS Ag 999 250 |
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Barbados adopted the Eastern Caribbean Dollar as its currency in 1965, replacing the British West Indies Dollar, and has since issued commemorative coinage through the Central Bank largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation. This piece belongs to a well-established category of coin programs — produced by a small nation with no direct connection to the subject matter — that exist primarily because the licensing and minting infrastructure makes them commercially viable for international distributors.
Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting of Washington's December 1776 crossing of the Delaware River was executed in Düsseldorf, not America, and contains numerous historical inaccuracies, including the wrong flag and an anatomically impossible boat configuration for the conditions that night.