New range of banknotes from Barbados

The Central Bank of Barbados has unveiled a new line of more attractive and durable banknotes with enhanced security features that make them more difficult to counterfeit. The new polymer bills, which will be officially released in December, are expected to last about two and a half times longer than current paper bills.

Highlighting some of the benefits of the new series of bills, Gareth Evans, national director at De La Rue, the England-based company responsible for producing the bills, said that in addition to lasting longer, they have new features that make them more accessible to members of the visually impaired community. “The polymer allows for the inclusion of important, bold and innovative security features that make the bills very difficult to reproduce but easy for the public to authenticate,” he added.

The island of Barbados is an independent state in the British Commonwealth, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Bridgetown, the capital, is a cruise port known for its colonial era buildings.

2 dollars Polymer Blue – John Redman Bovell

Text in English; Morgan Lewis windmill in St. Andrew. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: DE LA RUE.
55 x 150 mm. Polymer.

5 dollars Green polymer – Sir Frank Worrell 

English text; coat of arms; Frank Worrell; trident. Back (vertical): English text: 3Ws Oval cricket facility at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer : DE LA RUE.
55 x 150 mm. Polymer.

10 dollars Brown polymer – Charles Duncan O’Neal

Text in English; Charles Duncan O’Neal Bridge over the Careenage in Bridgetown. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: DE LA RUE. 55 x 150 mm. Polymer.

20 dollars Polymeric Violet – Samuel Jackman Prescod

Text in English; Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: DE LA RUE. Polymer. 55 x 150 mm

50 dollars Violet polymer – Errol Barrow in Bridgetown

Text in English; Independence Square with the statue of Errol Barrow in Bridgetown. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: DE LA RUE. Polymer. 55 x 150 mm.

100 dollars Gray, purple and brown polymer – Grantley Adams

Text in English; Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) in Christ Church. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: DE LA RUE. Polymer. 55 x 150 mm.

Sources: Barbados Central bank and NUMISMAG©