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25 Cents - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Barbados |
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| Year | 1973-2006 |
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| Weight | 5.65 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A traditional Barbadian sugar mill windmill dominates the central field, depicted in three-quarter perspective with its tapered cylindrical stone tower, four extended sails crossing diagonally across the design, and a small attached millhouse structure at its base rendered in fine architectural detail. The engraver's initials PN appear in the lower left field. The denomination legend TWENTY FIVE CENTS curves along the upper periphery in bold raised letters, and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Barbados gained independence from Britain in November 1966, but it wasn't until 1973 that the island established its own decimal coinage series — a deliberate seven-year gap that kept the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority's coins in circulation while the Central Bank organized its own independent monetary infrastructure. The 1973 date marks the first year of issue for this denomination, and early strikes tend to turn up in better condition than later ones simply because the series was still novel and hoarding was common among the island's population in those first months.