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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Castle of Mey
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with a diademed and elaborately coiffed hairstyle, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear truncated at the shoulder. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field, while ISLE OF MAN arcs along the upper right, and the date 2002 is positioned in the lower right field. A fine reeded border frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter length portrait of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, dressed in a tartan skirt and coat with a pearl necklace and a headscarf, stands in the left-center field with hands clasped before her. Behind her rises the Castle of Mey, rendered in detailed relief against a landscaped background. The curved legend THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE QUEEN MOTHER arcs along the upper border, with the inscription CASTLE OF MEY appearing in a cartouche below the central design. The denomination 1 CROWN is inscribed along the lower field, flanked by decorative scroll ornaments. |
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The Castle of Mey, a 16th-century Z-plan tower house on the Caithness coast, was purchased by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1952 — the same year her daughter acceded to the throne — after she spotted it derelict and earmarked for demolition. She restored it over decades and used it as a private retreat until her death in 2002, the year this crown was issued. The Isle of Man has long used the crown format as a vehicle for commemorative subjects with Commonwealth royal connections, producing silver versions alongside base-metal strikes for the collector market.