Gold Ounce 2023 Caribbean Octopus, Coin from Barbados - detailed information

The obverse of the coin displays at its centre the Coat of Arms of Barbados: a shield which carries two Pride of Barbados flowers (the National Flower) and a Bearded Fig Tree (ficus Citrifolia). On either side of the shield are the supporters - on the right is a dolphin symbolic of the fishing industry, and on the left a pelican, after Pelican Island, a small outcrop later incorporated into the Deep Water Harbour development. Above the shield is a helmet, above which the hand of a Bajan holding two crossed pieces of sugar cane symbolic of the sugar industry. On a ribbon below, the motto PRIDE AND INDUSTRY.

Around above, the name of the country: BARBADOS.

Around below, the face value 10 DOLLARS. Divided by that, to the left and right of it, the precious metal content: 1 oz Au 999 (one troy ounce of 99.9% gold).

The reverse of the coin features the image of an octopus with some of its tentacles wrapped around the circle of the design. In the background, sea plants.

In a ring (which does not extend to the rim) around the design, the name of the coin series, purity and year of issue: CARIBBEAN GOLD around left, and 2023 1 OZ FINE GOLD 999 on the right, facing outward.

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in a protective capsule and presentation box, with Certificate of Authenticity.