Barbados 1970 4 dollars

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Barbados as part of the F.A.O. series and the only Barbadian coin of that denomination. Barbados in the Caribbean is not usually considered to be in need of food aid but its economy has suffered since the collapse of its sugar plantations in the mid-nineteenth century.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 38.5 mm.

Catalog reference: KM A9.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Trinidad and Tobago 1969 dollar
• Barbados 1974-FM 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1970
• return to coins of Barbados