The Angel series was revived by the Isle of Man in 1984 after a gap of several centuries — the original Angels were English gold coins last struck under Charles I. Pobjoy Mint, which holds the contract for Isle of Man coinage, positioned the series explicitly as a bullion-investment product competing with Krugerrands and Maple Leafs during a period when gold coin collecting and investment had surged following the deregulation of gold ownership in the United States a decade earlier.
The KM#152.1 distinction tracks a fineness variation Pobjoy introduced partway through the run.
The Angel series was revived by the Isle of Man in 1984 after a gap of several centuries — the original Angels were English gold coins last struck under Charles I. Pobjoy Mint, which holds the contract for Isle of Man coinage, positioned the series explicitly as a bullion-investment product competing with Krugerrands and Maple Leafs during a period when gold coin collecting and investment had surged following the deregulation of gold ownership in the United States a decade earlier.
The KM#152.1 distinction tracks a fineness variation Pobjoy introduced partway through the run.