The inscriptions along the rim: title of state on upper arch, the year of minting on the lower one, in the center - coat of arms.

In 1976 the country severed its links with the British monarchy and became a republic within the Commonwealth.

Warszewiczia coccinea, known commonly as Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia, Pride of Trinidad and Tobago, is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago, blooming on 31 August (Trinidad Independence Day).