“The Central Bank continues to honour those outstanding Barbadians previously featured on our banknotes, but the reverse image has been changed. The new vignettes are specific to the denomination and are now linked to the person featured on the portrait.
“To help the visually impaired and fully blind differentiate between denominations, tactile marks have been included on the new banknotes. The number of marks increases by one as the value of the note increases, from one dot for the $2 to six dots for the $100.
“In addition to the revamped design, the new series has both upgraded and new security features that will make the notes more difficult for counterfeiters to copy and easier for the public to authenticate.
“Remember that even with new-look notes in circulation, all notes issued by the Central Bank of Barbados – from 1973 to the present – remain legal tender and can and should continue to be used and accepted islandwide.”
B232 (P73): 2 dollars (US$1)
Blue. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; map of Barbados; John Redman Bovell. Back: English text; Morgan Lewis Windmill in St. Andrew; trident. Windowed security thread with negative demetalized CBB $2. Watermark: John Redman Bovell and electrotype 2. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013.
Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix H56 – H61. Intro: 02.05.2013.
B233 (P74): 5 dollars (US$2.50)
Green. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; map of Barbados; Frank Worrell. Back: English text; 3Ws Oval cricket facility at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus; trident. Windowed security thread with negative demetalized CBB $5. Watermark: Frank Worrell and electrotype 5. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013. Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix G59 – G62. Intro: 02.05.2013.
B234 (P75): 10 dollars (US$5)
Brown. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; map of Barbados; Charles Duncan O’Neal. Back: English text; Charles Duncan O’Neal Bridge over the Careenage in Bridgetown; trident. Windowed security thread with negative demetalized CBB $10. Watermark: Charles Duncan O’Neal and electrotype 10. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013. Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix C44 – C47. Intro: 02.05.2013.
B235 (P76): 20 dollars (US$10)
Purple. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; trident; flying fish; Samuel Jackman Prescod. Back: English text; Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown; trident. Red-to-green color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized CBB $20. Watermark: Samuel Jackman Prescod and electrotype 20. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013. Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix D82 – D87. Intro: 02.05.2013.
B236 (P77): 50 dollars (US$25)
Orange. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; Errol Barrow; hologram patch with pelican, Pride of Barbados flowers, broken tridents, and 50. Back: English text; Independence Square with statue of Errol Barrow in Bridgetown; trident. Red-to-green color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized CBB $50. Watermark: Errol Barrow and electrotype 50. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013. Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix J27 – J29. Intro: 02.05.2013.
B237 (P78): 100 dollars (US$50)
Brown, purple, and gray. Front: English text; trident as registration device; coat of arms; trident; flying fish; Grantley Adams; hologram patch with dolphin, Pride of Barbados flowers, broken tridents, and 100. Back: English text; Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) in Christ Church; trident. Red-to-green color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized CBB $100. Watermark: Grantley Adams and electrotype 100. Printer: DE LA RUE. 150 x 65 mm. Paper. a. 2 MAY 2013. Sig. 6: Worrell. Prefix E29 – E31. Intro: 02.05.2013.
Courtesy of Cleo Phas and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).