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Trident of Poseidon 1 Cent Barbados Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Broken Trident) (Seaweed) (Democracy)

Trident of Poseidon 1 Cent Barbados Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Broken Trident) (Seaweed) (Democracy)

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Trident of Poseidon 1 Cent Barbados Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Broken Trident) (Seaweed) (Democracy)

Reverse: Broken Trident of Poseidon above value

Obverse: The arms of Barbados dividing the date and the country name below
Lettering: 19 96
PRIDE AND INDUSTRY
BARBADOS

Features
Issuer Barbados
Queen Elizabeth II (1966-2021)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1987-2007
Value 1 Cent
0.01 BBD = USD 0.0050
Currency Dollar (1973-date)
Composition Copper plated zinc
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.55 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 2589
References KM# 10a, Schön# 2a

A trident head, described as a "broken trident" by the Central Bank of Barbados, is illustrated in the center of the reverse. This symbol, which also appears on the flag of Barbados, represents the symbolic break from Barbados' status as a British colony and also the nation's democracy. In the image on the coin, seaweed additionally wraps around the trident's central prong and broken staff in the form of a "B", an abbreviation for "Barbados".
Source: https://currencies.fandom.com/wiki/Barbadian_1_cent_coin

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The trident symbol was taken from Barbados' colonial badge, where the trident of Poseidon is shown with Britannia holding it. The broken lower part symbolises a symbolic break from its status as a colony. The three points of the trident represent the three principles of democracy: 1) government of the people, 2) government for the people, and 3) government by the people.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Barbados

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Wikipedia:
Myths
In Greek myths, Poseidon's trident was forged by the cyclopes according to Pseudo-Apollodorus's Bibliotheke.

Poseidon wields his trident on a number of occasions. He used his trident to strike a rock upon the hill of the Acropolis, producing a well of seawater, in what developed into a contest between him and Athena over possession of Attica. When he lost, Poseidon used the trident to dry out the land so they had no water. The well was later to be called the Erechtheis. There is further myth that Poseidon (Neptune) produced a horse by striking the earth with the trident, in order to bolster his claim, but there is no attestation for this among Greek writers. The alleged trident print on a rock and the sea well within the Erechtheion were witnessed by the geographer Pausanias while visiting Athens.

In another myth, Poseidon creates a spring or springs with the strike of his trident to reward Amymone for her encounter with him. In a version of another myth Poseidon wields his trident to scare off a satyr who tries to rape Amymone after she mistakenly hits him with a hunting spear.

There is also a myth where Poseidon touches the island of Delos with his trident, affixing it firmly to the sea floor. Another myth tells how Poseidon, enraged by sacrilegious behavior of Ajax the Lesser, splits with trident the rock to which Ajax was clinging.

The oldest coins of Poseidonia from the 6th century BC depict trident wielded by Poseidon in his right hand, similar to Zeus's thunderbolt. An Attic red figure kylix from c. 475 BC depicts Poseidon killing the Giant Polybotes with his trident.

Symbolism
According to the second and third Vatican Mythographer, Neptune's trident symbolizes the three properties of water: liquidity, fecundity and drinkability.

The trident of Neptune was viewed by Roman scholar Maurus Servius Honoratus as three-pronged because "the sea is said to be a third part of the world, or because there are three kinds of water: seas, streams and rivers".

Modern scholarship
The view shared by Friedrich Wieseler, E. M. W. Tillyard and several other researchers is that Poseidon's trident is a fish spear, typical for coast-dwelling Greeks.

According to Robert Graves, however, both Poseidon's trident and Zeus' thunderbolt were originally a sacred labrys, but later distinguished from each other when Poseidon became god of the sea, while Zeus claimed the right to the thunderbolt.

According to a competing proposal by H. B. Walters, Poseidon's trident is derived from Zeus' lotus sceptre, with Poseidon being Zeus in his marine aspect.

Modern references
The flag of Barbados
In present times Poseidon's trident is a recurring symbol. It appears on the coat of arms of Liverpool City Council, the seal of the Greek Navy, and the badge of USS John S. McCain, as well as on the crest of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. A series of American fleet ballistic missiles Trident is named after Neptune's trident, as well as Operation Neptune Spear.It is also shown on the United States Navy SEALs insignia which is called the trident as well. The personification of Great Britain, Britannia is depicted with the trident of Poseidon as a symbol of naval power. The logo of car manufacturer Maserati is based on the trident from the statue of Neptune in Bologna.

The broken tip of the trident appears on the flag of Barbados. In this instance, the reference is to its use as Britannia's trident, broken to symbolise the end of Britain's colonial rule.

Poseidon's Trident is the same trident that is owned by King Triton (Poseidon’s son) in Disney’s 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequels and spinoffs.

Poseidon's Trident is a magical artifact with destructive powers in Michael Livingston's 2015 historical fantasy novel The Shards of Heaven.

Jack Sparrow, aided by Henry Turner, seeks the Trident of Poseidon in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

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Barbados Coins:

The coat of arms of Barbados appears in the middle of each type's obverse. Such an illustration consists of a central escutcheon containing a depiction of a shortleaf fig (Ficus citrifolia) and two red birds of paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), supported to the left by a dolphin fish (Coryphaena hippurus) and to the right by a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). A helmet and Barbadian fist holding two stalks of sugarcane surmount the escutcheon in the arms, while a ribbon bearing the national motto "PRIDE AND INDUSTRY" is displayed below. ... A small trident head is engraved below both pairs of digits.
Source: https://currencies.fandom.com/wiki/Barbadian_1_cent_coin

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