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1 Crown - Elizabeth II College of Arms, King Richard III, Platinum
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Arnold Machin, wearing a delicate floral tiara with her hair swept up and falling in soft waves to the shoulder. The legend ISLE OF MAN arcs along the left periphery and ELIZABETH II along the right, with the date 1984 inscribed in the lower exergue. A fine toothed border frames the entire obverse field. The mint mark PM appears in small lettering below the truncation. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The College of Arms received its royal charter from Richard III in 1484, making the 500th anniversary the occasion for this issue. Pobjoy produced the Crown in multiple metal variants, but the platinum striking at .950 fine was the scarcest by a considerable margin — mintages for platinum commemoratives from Pobjoy in this period routinely fell below a few hundred pieces.
Richard III's role as the college's founding patron is frequently overshadowed by Tudor historiography. The charter itself survived every subsequent reign intact.