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The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806-1871) was the son of a free-coloured woman and a wealthy landowner.
From an early age, he recognised the injustices faced by both the free-coloured and blacks in Barbados, and sought to unite those groups, and poor whites, against the ruling class. He gained the support of the people and formed the Liberal Party, a political organization that fought for social justice for more than 25 years.
He used his position as a journalist and editor to agitate for greater equality for blacks and free-coloureds and to provide a forum for the working class. He became the first non-white to sit in the House of Assembly as a representative for the City of Bridgetown in 1843. During his tenure in Parliament, he led the Liberal Party, which acted as an unofficial opposition. He retired from Parliament in 1860 and later assumed the office of judge of the Assistant Court of Appeal.
He is among the 10 National Heroes named by the Barbados government in 1998.
Tactile Marks for the Visually Impaired. A circle for the $20.
The Coat of Arms
Series Date and Governor’s Signature
The Parliament Buildings are located in the capital city, Bridgetown. The buildings were completed in 1874 to be a fitting home to Barbados’ parliament, which was established in 1639. Barbados’ parliament is the third oldest in the Commonwealth and so predates the construction of the buildings by more than 200 years. In addition to housing the Senate and the House of Assembly, the buildings are ho
The transparent window at the bottom of the note has an embedded image of the Parliament Buildings, the same image featured on the back of the note. The buildings catch the light and change colour when the note is tilted.
The number "20" appears in the broken trident when the note is held up to the light.
Under UV light, a smaller broken trident appears between the two partial tridents near the centre of the note.
Lines of Barbados' National Anthem printed on the back of the note light up under UV light.
"TWENTY20" is found in a very small print behind the denomination numeral at the top of the note.
