The latest entry in the category of Caribbean coins is the Barbados Trident. Available from the Scottsdale Mint since 2017, the Barbados Trident bullion coins are available for purchase in silver and gold bullion options. Today, 2018 1 oz Barbados Gold Trident Coins are available to you online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Available to purchase with a protective plastic capsule!
• 2nd release of the Barbados Gold Trident coin!
• Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
• The face value of Five Dollars is fully backed by Barbados’ government.
• National symbol of Barbados is featured on the obverse design field.
• A powerful trident head is depicted on the reverse design.

Barbados Trident coins were introduced by the Scottsdale Mint in 2017. The newest Caribbean coin at the time, the series is scheduled to include a total of four different releases. The gold bullion versions of the coin have the same proof-like elements as the silver coin and are offered individually housed at purchase.

All 2018 1 oz Barbados Gold Trident Coins in this listing come to you in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The coins in this series have proof-like elements, which indicates the presence of frosted elements and mirrored fields. Coins in this series are sold individually inside of protective plastic capsules.

The trident is a national symbol for the people of Barbados. A small island nation in the Caribbean Sea, the people of Barbados area familiar with life at sea and the trident is deeply connected to the water. The Roman god of freshwater and the seas, Neptune, used a trident to exert control over the water and weather patterns.

On the reverse of 2018 1 oz Barbados Gold Trident Coins is the image of a singular trident head. A symbol of power, the trident was adopted by Barbados in the 1960s following its break from the United Kingdom.

The obverse side of 2018 Barbados Gold Tridents includes the national seal of Barbados. The nation’s shield is depicted in the center with a helmet above and a hand reaching upward with a broken trident shaft. The shaft’s break represents Barbados’ break from the United Kingdom in 1966 and its eventual independence as a result.

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