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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Cyclist on Great Wall of China
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic depiction of a male road cyclist in full racing posture, rendered in high relief against a detailed background featuring the Great Wall of China with watchtowers and rolling landscape. In the lower left field, a small rat or mouse is depicted, referencing the Chinese Year of the Rat (2008). To the lower right, a square cartouche bearing Chinese characters (鼠, meaning Rat) is prominently displayed. The curved legend OLYMPIC CHINA arcs around the upper portion of the design, while the denomination ONE CROWN appears in the lower field. The overall composition celebrates the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
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Part of the Isle of Man Treasury's long-running commemorative crown program, which by the 2000s had become one of the most prolific — and commercially aggressive — series in modern numismatics. This particular issue ties to Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics, for which the cycling road race course incorporated sections along the Great Wall corridor near Juyongguan pass — one of the few Games where a venue of genuine historical magnitude formed part of competitive infrastructure rather than backdrop.