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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Gymnastics
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A female gymnast is depicted in a dynamic one-armed handstand pose at centre, her body arched and legs spread in a scissors split, rendered with fine sculptural detail. To the lower right of the figure appears a small circular emblem incorporating the Olympic rings, referencing the 1984 Los Angeles Games. The circumferential legend TWENTY-THIRD OLYMPIAD·LOS ANGELES·ONE CROWN· runs around the periphery, separated by dot stops. The entire design is bordered by an ornate chain-link inner border, with the Manx triskelion shield appearing at the top of the border. The overall composition commemorates the XXIII Olympiad held in Los Angeles. |
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Pobjoy Mint struck this piece for the Isle of Man as part of its aggressive commemorative program tied to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics — the first Summer Games the Isle of Man participated in as a separate competing nation under its own flag rather than within a British team. The Los Angeles Games were themselves shaped by a Soviet-led boycott in direct retaliation for the U.S.-led boycott of Moscow 1980, meaning the gymnastics competition these coins celebrated was notably thin on Eastern Bloc competitors who had dominated the discipline for decades.