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Barbadians will be able to get their hands on the new painted glow-in-the-dark one-dollar coin from today. The coin, which the Central Bank has issued as a tribute to the island’s essential workers was unveiled at a virtual launch last week.
The coin features the same design as regular one-dollar coins, but the flying fish and waves have been painted light blue. Those coloured areas glow in the dark.
“This is the first coin of its kind in the Caribbean, so we’re pleased to be able to use it to honour our frontline workers,” said Octavia Gibson, Deputy Director of the Bank’s Currency Division. “The fact that it’s a circulation coin makes it even more special because it means that more people will be able to get them.
Gibson revealed that while the Central Bank normally tries to dissuade the public from accumulating coins, this time around, it is encouraging exactly that. “We know that because these coins are different, people will want to keep them, and we want them to. We want Barbadians to collect them.”