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Name or Denominations
1 Crown (0.25 IMP)
Issuer
Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies)
Ruler
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Year of Minting
1979
Currency
Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
52 g
Diameter
38.6 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Platinum (.950)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Milled
Front design
Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II right.
Back design
Viking longship, Millennium of Tynwald.
Year of Minting
1979
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Mint location
(PM) Pobjoy Mint , Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1979 PM Reverse: ·MILLENNIUM OF TYNWALD· ·ONE CROWN·
Context
Coin 1 of 5: The 11th and 12th centuries are represented by a Viking Longship or snekkjur of the Hiberno-Norse period, when the Island was the centre of a great Viking Empire stretching from the Outer Hebrides to the east coast of Ireland and North Wales. The Norse hero, Godred Crovan, son of Harold the Black of Iceland, defeated the Manx King Fingall II in 1079 and established the dynasty that ruled till 1290. He is portrayed in the prow of the ship. The galley is based on that of the Gokstad ship of the same period, now preserved in Sweden. Tynwald was founded a century earlier and is represented by Tynwald Hill, shown in the inset cartouche.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Non-circulating
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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