Barbados 2021 $5 Mars Special Edition 1oz Silver Coloured Antiqued Spherical Coin

Barbados now turns its attention the mysterious Red Planet. This sphere shaped coin displays a depiction of Mars with the planet’s unmistakable red hue achieved through an antiqued finish with red spray colouring. The antiqued finish gives this coin an appearance of Mars as if you were viewing it in space. To achieve this effect, the spherical shape was cast and polished manually. The antiqued finish was then added and then sprayed with red colouring. Before the colour was completely dry, some of it was rubbed away by hand so that the antiqued layer underneath shines through. Finally, the Barbados Coat of Arms was applied through a highly innovative “Water Transfer Print.”