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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.
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.
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.
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”.
The number “2” appears on the top right of the note when the note is tilted at certain angles.
Invisible fibres embedded in the paper glow blue-yellow-blue under UV light.
The broken trident and the waves behind the map of Barbados glow under UV light.
