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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Three fourwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys affinis), the national symbol of Barbados, are depicted in dynamic flight above stylized ocean waves rendered in the lower field. The fish are shown in finely engraved detail with their characteristic elongated pectoral fins fully extended. The legend FOURWING FLYINGFISH curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination FIFTY DOLLARS arcs along the lower border, all within a beaded inner border. |
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The FAO coin program, launched in the 1960s, commissioned member nations to mint issues whose designs and releases were tied directly to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization campaigns. Barbados participated selectively. The .500 fine silver specification — half silver, half copper alloy — was a deliberate cost compromise adopted widely in the early 1980s as silver prices remained volatile in the wake of the Hunt Brothers' failed corner of the silver market in 1980.