Scottsdale Mint has added the 2024 issue to its long-running Barbados Trident bullion coin, the eighth to date, and as expected, it’s fundamentally the same design. The trident is the symbol that adorns the national flag of Barbados, representing the three base tenets of democracy: government of the people, government for the people, and government by the people. Principles heavily eroded in today’s world, sadly.

The visual difference every year is the background field. Over the eight years, this has varied from water ripples to geometric patterns, on an alternating basis. For 2024, it’s a relatively subtle ripple. You can see the previous designs as part of our huge guide to Scottsdale Mint’s bullion series.

The same three formats from 2023 return again. Gold is represented by a one-ounce coin, and a tenth-ounce coin, the latter having replaced a fifth-ounce after 2021. The big numbers are made up with a one-ounce silver coin. In 2023, the mintage of this variant jumped from 30,000 units, to 50,000 units. For 2024, the jump is quite extreme, going to one million, cementing the coin’s status as Scottsdale’s core bullion range. Available to order now,