Barbados Banknotes 2 Dollars banknote 2013 John Redman Bovell
Central Bank of Barbados
Obverse: Portrait of John Redman Bovell (1855-1928) was a scientist and agronomist and is credited with saving the sugar industry in Barbados; Raised dot to help the blind identify the denomination. One dot equals $2; The Coat of Arms of Barbados; The map of Barbados with the location of the capital city, Bridgetown, highlighted; The official launch date of the series, 2 May 2013; The signature of the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. DeLisle Worrell.
Reverse: View of Morgan Lewis Windmill, St. Andrew, Barbados is the last sugar windmill to operate in Barbados.
Watermark: John Redman’s Bovell’s face appears on the left of the note when it is held up to light. The image is also visible in reverse when the note is viewed from the back. The number “2” appears beneath the portrait watermark when the note is held up to light. The image is also visible in reverse when the note is viewed from the back.
Broken Trident: The white areas of the broken trident become tinted with blue when the note is held up to the light. Viewed from the back of the note, the missing areas of the broken trident are filled in.
Wave-like Thread: Highly reflective bars that weave in and out of the paper become a complete line when the note is held up to light. Small text within the thread reads “CBB $2”.
Hidden Number: The number “2” appears on the top right of the note when the note is tilted at certain angles.
UV Reactive Ink: The broken trident and the waves behind the map of Barbados glow under UV light.
Invisible Fibres: Invisible fibres embedded in the paper glow blue-yellow-blue under UV light.
Barbados banknotes - Barbados paper money
02.05.2013 Issue
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John Redman Bovell
John Redman Bovell (1855-1928) was a scientist and agronomist and is credited with saving the sugar industry in Barbados. In the 1880s the industry was being threatened by competition from European countries (sugar beet) as well as by drought conditions and disease that were affecting the sugar cane crop in the West Indies. In response to the threat, Bovell conducted experiments at his own expense on different varieties of cane, abandoning the Bourbon variety, which was the most commonly used at the time, and working with the White Transparent variety. His genetic experiments established Barbados as perhaps the leading cane breeding station in the Caribbean. In addition to his work with sugar cane, Bovell developed several strains of Sea Island cotton. In 1908, John Redman Bovell was awarded the Imperial Service Star for his contribution to tropical agriculture.
Morgan Lewis Windmill
Morgan Lewis Windmill was built in 1727, St. Andrew, Barbados is the last sugar windmill to operate in Barbados. It was used to grind sugar cane for sugar production and could deliver up to 1,500 gallons of cane juice to the boiling house daily. The mill stopped operating in 1947. In 1962 the mill was given to the Barbados National Trust by its owner Egbert L. Bannister for preservation as a museum.
The site was listed in the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. Restoration began by the Barbados National Trust during the following summer. In 1997, financial support was provided by American Express for emergency repairs. The mill was dismantled for restoration, and reopened in 1999. With all its original working parts having been preserved intact, the sails were able to turn again after the project was completed, and cane was ground again after more than half a century.
It is a unique historic and architectural monument - it is one of the only two working sugar windmills in the world today. (Betty's Hope, in Antigua, was refurbished and restored some years ago and is also functional.) During the 'crop' season, February through July, its sails are put in place and it operates one Sunday in each month, grinding cane and providing cane juice. Around the interior of the mill wall is a museum of sugar mill and plantation artefacts, and an exhibition of old photographs. Visitors can climb to the top of the mill.