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The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Adams (1898-1971) is regarded as a hero of the social revolution in Barbados.
A lawyer by profession, he represented Clement Payne after the 1937 riots and used his oratorical skills and shrewd mind to advance the cause of the underprivileged.
He was instrumental in the formation of both the Barbados Progressive League (now Barbados Labour Party) in 1938 and the Barbados Workers Union in 1941.
He was involved in a number of social reforms that improved the lot of poor Barbadians:
Adams became Barbados' first premier in 1951, a position he help until 1958, when he left to become the Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation. When the Federation was disbanded in 1962, he returned to Barbados, was re-elected into the House of Assembly and became Leader of the Opposition.
He was the father of the late JMGM “Tom" Adams, prime minister of Barbados from 1976-1984.
The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Adams died on November 28, 1971 at the age of 73.
A secondary school and Barbados' airport are named in his honour.
He was among the ten National Heroes named in 1998 and National Heroes Day is celebrated on his birthday.
Tactile Marks for the Visually Impaired. A square for the $100.
The Coat of Arms
Series Date and Governor’s Signature
Grantley Adams International Airport is Barbados’ only airport. Originally called Seawell Airport, it was renamed in honour of the Right Excellent Sir Grantley Adams in 1976. Between 2004 and 2006, the airport underwent substantial expansion and renovation to better equip it to handle the more than two million passengers that pass through it annually.
The transparent window at the bottom of the note has an embedded image of Grantley Adams International Airport, the same image featured on the back of the note. The image catches the light and changes colour when the note is tilted,
The number "100" appears in the broken trident when the note is held up to the light.
Lines of Barbados' National Anthem printed on the back of the note light up under UV light.
"ONEHUNDRED100" is found in very small print behind the denomination numeral at the top of the note.
Under UV light, a smaller broken trident appears between the two partial tridents near the centre of the note.
