Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Crown - Elizabeth II America's Cup Challenge
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed for the Pobjoy Mint series. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the crown and hair. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN, with the date 1987 and the mint initials RDM PM flanking the inscription. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | At centre, a bold and detailed depiction of the America's Cup ewer trophy stands prominently in the foreground, surmounted by a small heraldic device at its finial. Behind the trophy, two sailing yachts under full sail are shown racing across choppy waters, their triangular sails rendered in fine detail against the open field. The year 1987 appears to the left of the trophy in the field. The curved legend THE AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGE · FREMANTLE arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the denomination 1 CROWN is inscribed along the lower exergue, flanked by decorative rope motifs. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |