5 Cents

Features

Issuer	Barbados
Queen	Elizabeth II (1966-2021)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1973-2007
Value	5 Cents 0.05 BBD = USD 0.025
Currency	Dollar (1973-date)
Composition	Brass (80% Copper, 20% Zinc)
Weight	3.75 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.67 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 912
References	KM# 11 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 3 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Y# 2 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Obverse

National Arms of Barbados

Script: Latin

Lettering:
19 73
PRIDE AND INDUSTRY
BARBADOS

Engraver: Philip Nathan

Reverse

South Point Lighthouse, value below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PN
FIVE CENTS

Engraver: Philip Nathan

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
	Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
FM	Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)

Comments

South point Lighthouse | Source: Wikipedia

The South Point Lighthouse is the oldest in Barbados. It was brought to Barbados in 1852, one year after being shown at London’s Great Exhibition, and reassembled on the southernmost point of the island.

Although still listed as active, the lighthouse is now considered to be more of a national landmark and tourist attraction, with its grounds (but not tower) being made open to the public. (From Central Bank of Barbados)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1973	3 000 000	$ 0.15	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.29	$ 0.35	$ 0.49	$ 0.58	Royal Mint	40%
1973 FM	7 500								Matte	1.2%
1973 FM	97 454							$ 1.20	Proof	6%
1974 FM	8 708							$ 2.10	Matte	0.6%
1974 FM	35 600							$ 1.20	Proof	3%
1975 FM	5 000								Matte	0.3%
1975 FM	20 458							$ 1.30	Proof	1.6%
1975 FM	1 360								Special Uncirculated	0.3%
1977 FM	2 100								Matte	0.19%
1977 FM	5 014							$ 1.10	Proof	0.6%
1977 FM	468								Special Uncirculated	0.18%
1978 FM	2 000								Matte	0.19%
1978 FM	4 436							$ 0.99	Proof	0.5%
1978 FM	2 517								Special Uncirculated	0.19%
1979	4 800 000	$ 0.07	$ 0.09	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.40	Royal Mint	20%
1979 FM	1 500								Matte	0.3%
1979 FM	4 126							$ 2.90	Proof	0.7%
1979 FM	523								Special Uncirculated	0.16%
1980 FM	1 500								Matte	0.2%
1980 FM	2 111								Proof	0.4%
1980 FM	649								Special Uncirculated	0.18%
1981 FM	1 500								Matte	0.2%
1981 FM	943								Proof	0.19%
1981 FM	327								Special Uncirculated	0.18%
1982	2 100 000		$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 0.37	$ 0.38	$ 0.38	$ 0.58	Royal Mint	10%
1982 FM	843								Proof	0.16%
1982 FM	1 500								Special Uncirculated	0.18%
1983 FM	1 500								Matte	0.2%
1983 FM	459								Proof	0.10%
1983 FM									Special Uncirculated	0.10%
1984 FM	1 737								Matte	0.18%
1984 FM									Proof	0.13%
1985									Royal Mint	0.18%
1986		$ 0.12	$ 0.15	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.26	$ 0.27	$ 0.51	Royal Mint	9%
1988	4 200 000	$ 0.05	$ 0.25	$ 0.31	$ 0.31	$ 0.49	$ 0.49	$ 0.70	Royal Mint	16%
1989	2 553 000			$ 0.14	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 0.55	$ 2.30	Royal Canadian Mint	10%
1991			$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.68	Royal Canadian Mint	8%
1994				$ 0.15	$ 0.17	$ 0.30	$ 0.35	$ 0.78	Royal Mint	10%
1995									Royal Mint	0.2%
1996				$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18		Royal Mint	9%
1997				$ 0.19	$ 0.21	$ 0.24	$ 0.36	$ 0.58	Royal Mint	11%
1997									Royal Mint; Proof	0.4%
1998				$ 0.07	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.24		Royal Mint	8%
1999					$ 0.29	$ 0.39	$ 0.40	$ 0.46	Royal Mint	7%
2000				$ 0.27	$ 0.35	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 1.20	Royal Mint	9%
2001					$ 0.28	$ 0.46			Royal Mint	7%
2002					$ 0.34	$ 0.34			Royal Mint	6%
2004					$ 0.26	$ 0.44			Royal Mint	8%
2005				$ 0.24	$ 0.24	$ 0.29			Royal Mint	9%
2006					$ 0.27	$ 0.41			Royal Mint	5%
2007					$ 0.15				Royal Mint	1.2%

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