Coins
In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and $1. Until 1991, the 1¢ was struck in bronze. Since 1992, copper-plated zinc has been used. The 5¢ coin is struck in brass, whilst the highest 3 denominations are struck in cupronickel. The $1 coin is a 7-sided equilaterally-curved piece. Many of the coins in circulation have been struck at the Royal Canadian Mint.
The reverse of the 5 cent coin depicts the South Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Barbados.
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Famous quotes containing the word coins:
“A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)
“No Time, spoke the clocks, no God, rang the bells,
I drew the white sheet over the islands
And the coins on my eyelids sang like shells.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)