Barbados 2-DOLLARS (KM15)¶
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Reverse FISH in STAGHORN CORAL
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Obverse Coat of Arms
- Composition
- Copper-Nickel
- Country
- Barbados
- Approx. Size
- 36mm
- Area
- Caribbean
- Animal Class
- Fish
- Species
- Fish in Staghorn Coral
- KM#
- 15
These 2-dollar coins may not have circulated, however it is so nice it had to be included in the coin zoo. (And we can easily imagine a teenage Barbadian spending one of these at the corner store.) This coin was minted from 1973 to 1984 in two versions each year: a proof (for collectors), and a regular strike (presumably for spending).
Barbados¶
- Area
- Caribbean
Barbados is a small (430 sq.km) coral island in the Caribbean that exports sugar and rum, and imports tourists. Although people are known to have lived there from 350 CE on, the island was uninhabited when British sailors landed in the 1620s. Settlers followed a few years later, and the island was under continuous British rule until it gained independence in 1966. Today, close to 90% of Barbadians are of African descent, mostly descended from slaves on sugar plantations. Barbados currently has one of the highest standards of living and literacy rates in the world.
