Barbados Bank Notes

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Barbados

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2 Dollars, 1980

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Back

Front: John Redman Bovell (1855-1928), agriculturalist

Bovell was Barbados' Superintendent of Agriculture. His banana and sugar cane research buoyed Barbados' economy.

Back: Trafalgar Square at Bridgetown

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5 Dollars, 1975

Front

Back

Front: Sir Frank Worrell (1924-1967), West Indian cricketer and Jamaican senator

Worrell was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. He was the first black cricketer to captain the West Indies cricket team for an entire series. When he left professional cricket, he became Warden of Irvine Hall at the University of the West Indies, and was later appointed to the Jamaican Senate.

Back: Trafalgar Square at Bridgetown

Back to North America

Barbados, A coral island located in the West Indies east of St. Vincent, was under British control 1627-1966. Became independent and a member of the British Commonwealth in 1966. Notes from the British Caribbean Territories and later the East Caribbean States were used until 1973. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Barbados.

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