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2 Dollars Large dotted numeral, half grey windmill
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1999-2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | Blue, yellow, and red intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with a front-facing portrait vignette of John Redman Bovell at right, the Barbados coat of arms at left-centre, and a trident with flying fish (Exocoetidae sp.) motif in the centre field. A large dotted numeral occupies the upper-left corner above an ascending serial number in black, with a half-grey windmill see-through registration device at the left margin. Black serial numbers are printed in ascending size. |
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| Reverse lettering | Central Bank of Barbados Two Dollars $2 DE LA RUE |
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The "large dotted numeral" descriptor in this note's catalog name refers to a specific printing variation within the P#54 series — subtle enough that it went unnoticed by many collectors before the series was fully plated. De La Rue introduced incremental security and design modifications across the 1999–2000 printings without changing the Pick number, which is why sub-varieties like this one require close comparison to distinguish in hand.
The half grey windmill see-through register was a De La Rue security feature appearing across several Caribbean issues of this period, designed to complete a printed motif only when held to light.