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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Fall of Berlin Wall, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts jubilant figures breaking through the Berlin Wall, with the celebrated quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg Gate visible in the background. A flowering branch appears at lower right, symbolising new growth and freedom, while a section of barbed wire at lower left recalls the former division. The commemorative legend arcs around the upper field, with the denomination inscribed along the lower portion. |
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The Isle of Man has long operated as an aggressive commemorative issuer, and this 2009 crown falls squarely within that commercial tradition. The Pobjoy Mint, which has handled Isle of Man coinage since 1973, produced silver proof versions of this type for the collector market rather than circulation. The underlying event — the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall — is well documented, but the Isle of Man's connection to it is purely entrepreneurial.
Twenty years on from the wall's fall, 2009 saw a wave of commemorative issues across multiple jurisdictions. KM#1373a designates the silver proof variant specifically.