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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Fall of Berlin Wall 1989, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as rendered by Robert Douvra Machin. The legend ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN arcs above, flanked by the date 2000, with the mint initials RDM PM also present in the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued by the Isle of Man under license from the Pobjoy Mint, this piece commemorates the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall — an event that unfolded with a speed that caught even the East German government off guard. The announcement permitting free passage was made accidentally during a live press conference by Politburo spokesman Günter Schabowski, who had not been briefed that the measure was meant to take effect the following morning.
The eleven-year gap between the historical event and this coin's 2000 minting places it firmly in the commemorative collector market rather than any proximity to the moment itself.