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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Princess Anne, Silver clad

Issuer Isle of Man Government
Year 1984
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Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
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Reverse description Facing portrait of HRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal, depicted wearing a floral tiara and a small drop earring, rendered with fine sculptural detail against a polished field. The portrait is enclosed within a raised inner circle, itself surrounded by an ornate chain or rope border. The upper arc of the outer legend reads THIRTIETH COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE in lowercase lettering, while the lower arc reads ONE CROWN, the two separated by raised dot stops. The overall design commemorates the 30th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in 1984.
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The 1984 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was held in the Isle of Man — one of the few occasions the conference convened in a Crown Dependency rather than a full member state. Princess Anne's association with the issue reflects her role as a working royal with parliamentary connections, though the specific pairing of subject and event on a commemorative crown was an Isle of Man specialty: the Manx government was notably prolific in finding commemorative pretexts throughout the 1980s. The silver-clad variant of the KM#132 type sits above the base copper-nickel strike in the issuing hierarchy, with the 132e designation indicating one of several composition variants produced simultaneously for the same event.

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