Barbados Coins - The Caribbean Island of Barbados is a republic today

WillieBoyd2

Barbados declares itself a republic, cutting colonial-era ties with Britain and Queen Elizabeth II

CBS News article:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barbados-independence-republic-colonial-britain

Bridgetown, Barbados
Fireworks filled the sky over Barbados on Tuesday as the Caribbean island nation declared itself the world's newest republic, lowering Queen Elizabeth's flag as it severed colonial-era ties to the British throne to the sound of jubilant gun salutes.

However Queen Elizabeth II has never appeared on regular circulating coins of Barbados.

These coins have come from supermarket change or coin-redemption machines:

Barbados 1 Cent 1992 (Copper, 19.0 mm, 2.50 gm)

Barbados 5 Cents 1988 (Brass, 21.0 mm, 3.75 gm)

Barbados 10 Cents 1992 (Copper-nickel, 17.8 mm, 2.5 gm)

Barbados 1 Dollar 1989 (Copper-nickel, 25.8 mm, 6.32 gm)

7Jaguars

I saw that on the news today. I want to go there one day...

Very scarce Specimen mint set in matte, 1975

Sapyx

Barbados was a Franklin Mint flag back in their heyday, though actual circulation coins were struck in London and/or Canada.

I doubt we will see any change to the coinage as a result of the government change, unless they decide to redesign their coat of arms. As there's nothing particularly offensive or colonial about the arms (which were designed in 1966) I suspect it will remain unchanged.

7Jaguars

Although the above put together matte set are coins struck for circulation and extremely rare in that they were NOT part of any FM set for collectors. This was put together by somebody at the Central Bank and put in a Capitol holder. I have never seen another.

1984worldcoins

Swampboy

carabonnair

Turns out I do have a Barbados coin after all. The windmill hadn't been shown yet.

7Jaguars

1976FM Matte (M) Uncirculated Ten Dollars (mintage: 250 pcs) - this coin in the picture looks PL (U) but is not.

SPP

A considerable amount of Barbados decimal coinage was produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. So now and again, you find Canadian coins struck on Barbados planchets.

Here is a Canadian dollar struck on a Barbados 25c Cu-Ni planchet, 5.7 g

7Jaguars

LOL, bit of a stretch calling it Barbadian as none of it came from Barbados - not the metal, not the design, not the striking of it, nada....
Still, thanks for sharing!