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1 Dollar Flamingo, Gold Proof issue
| Issuer | Barbados |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#81a |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BARBADOS Au 585 0,5 g · 2017 · |
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Barbados has issued the flamingo dollar continuously since 1973, making it one of the longest-running wildlife coin designs in the Caribbean. This miniature gold proof belongs to a category of fractional issues that proliferated sharply after 2010, when several Commonwealth mints began targeting the collector gift market with sub-gram gold pieces — low enough in precious metal content to retail at accessible price points without qualifying as serious bullion.
The .585 fineness is 14-karat, uncommonly low for modern proof gold coinage, where .9999 is now the dominant standard.