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Added on: 27-Feb-2005

OBVERSE

Obverse

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REVERSE

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Description:
The first coinage ever issued specifically for Barbados was the 1788 penny token shown. It was issued by local plantation owner Sir Philip Gibbs. The obverse shows the head of presumably a black African slave, with the motto I Serve beneath. the reverse design is a large pineapple with the inscription BARBADOES PENNY 1788. Note the original Portuguese spelling of Barbadoes.

Caribbean

Barbados

XF (Extra Fine)

1788

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