Coinage of Barbados

[Prosit]

Typical tourist (me). I visited Barbados in 2013.

Still can't find an image of the lighthouse or the fountain.

Dale

[chrisild]

This suggests that after becoming a republic, Barbados would need to redesign its flag and also its 1 cent coin - assuming the 1 cent coin is still used in circulation.

Hmm, the trident is on each and every coin from Barbados. Or actually two - one below each "half" of the date. Would it have to go?

[<k>]

Well spotted! Yes, it would be a superfluous reference to the former colony.

More change in the world! How long before England becomes an independent republic? 

[Figleaf]

The trident is only a derived British symbol. Originally, it is the attribute of the Greek god Poseidon (Neptune in the Roman pantheon) and, like many islands, Barbados is surrounded by water, so keeping the trident is defensible.

Peter

[<k>]

like many islands, Barbados is surrounded by water, so keeping the trident is defensible.

'Like many islands' - you don't say.    But it's a broken trident, representing the break with Britain. That's the official reasoning - nothing to do with Poseidon. So it's an indirect reference to Britain, therefore it is worthy of being ditched, along with the British monarch. Mind you, Britain retains references to the old Roman occupier on its coins (Latin, Britannia), so there is a precedent - though an annoying and unnecessary one in my view.

[eurocoin]

As of May 7, 2014 the Central Bank of Barbados is no longer issuing new 1 cent coins into circulation, so a change of that denomination won't happen as it is no longer being produced.

As for the other coins depicting the trident, I don't think they will do away with it. The trident has been their national symbol for too long.