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1/5 Crown - Elizabeth II Slalom skier
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diadem and drop earring, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a plain field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, while ISLE OF MAN curves along the upper right, and the date 1998 appears at the lower right. The designer's initials RDM appear beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic depiction of a slalom skier in full racing tuck, descending at speed with poles extended, set against a stylized mountain backdrop rendered in the field. The legend WINTER OLYMPICS · NAGANO arcs along the upper periphery. The gold fineness Au 999.9 appears to the right of the central design, and the denomination 1/5 CROWN is inscribed along the lower periphery in bold lettering. |
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The Isle of Man's treasury aggressively pursued the commemorative and bullion coin market throughout the 1990s, issuing dozens of fractional gold pieces annually under licensing arrangements that prioritized topical subject matter over numismatic restraint. The 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano provided the occasion here.
KM#846 is one of several sport-specific fractions from this run, each struck to .9999 fineness — finer than the standard British sovereign alloy — largely to compete with Canadian Maple Leaf product in the investment market.