Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in a circle surrounded by hieroglyphics
Obverse script
Hieroglyphic, Latin
Obverse lettering
TUT
ELIZABETH II
ISLE OF MAN 2008
IRB
ANKH AMUN
Reverse description
A miniature coffin, being one of four miniature coffins which contain the internal organs removed from Tutankhamun`s body during mummification. The cartouches on either side of the coffin spell in hieroglyphics the young pharaoh`s nomen or birth name Tutankhamun, meaning `Living image of Amun` and his preanomen or throne name Nebkheperure, which translates as `Lord of the Forms of Re`
Reverse script
Hieroglyphic, Latin
Reverse lettering
1
CROWN
Edge
Alternately smooth and milled
Mint
(PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)