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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Discovery
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left periphery, while 'BARBADOS' and the date '1992' arc along the right periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first Caribbean landfall in 1492, this piece was part of a wave of commemorative issues produced across the region in 1992 — a program that generated significant controversy among Caribbean nations still grappling with how to frame colonization as a celebratory occasion. Barbados itself was uninhabited when the Spanish arrived and was later settled by the English, giving the island an unusually detached relationship to the Columbus narrative compared to its neighbors.
KM#53 was struck in limited proof quantities by the Royal Canadian Mint on contract.