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1/25 Crown - Elizabeth II William Shakespeare
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing uncrowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date '2003' and the engraver's initials 'IRB' positioned below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN · 2003 IRB |
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Issued as part of the Isle of Man's long-running Crown fractional gold program, this piece belongs to a 2003 Shakespeare commemorative series timed loosely around continued global interest in the 1603 accession of James I — the monarch who took Shakespeare's playing company under royal patronage, renaming them the King's Men. The Isle of Man Treasury was an early and aggressive issuer of fractional gold in small denominations, targeting bullion collectors rather than circulatory use.