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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Gymnastics, Platinum
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Weight | 52 g |
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| Reverse description | A female gymnast is depicted in a dynamic one-handed handstand pose at centre, her body arched and legs splayed in a stag position, rendered in finely detailed high relief against a polished field. To the lower right of the figure appears the official logo of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, incorporating the Olympic rings. The peripheral legend reads 'TWENTY THIRD OLYMPIAD·LOS ANGELES' along the upper arc and '·ONE CROWN·' along the lower arc, all separated by raised dots. The entire design is encircled by an ornate rope-and-bead border, with a small Manx triskelion shield device at the top of the inner border. |
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| Mint | (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
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The Isle of Man's 1984 Crown series capitalized on Los Angeles Olympic fever, with the Tynwald authorizing an unusually broad matrix of metal variants for a single design — copper-nickel, silver, gold, and platinum all struck simultaneously for the same type. The platinum version at 52 grams was aimed squarely at the bullion investment market then being aggressively courted by smaller jurisdictions seeking new revenue streams through legal tender collector issues.
KM#119d is the rarest of the metal variants by mintage. Exact figures were never formally published by the Pobjoy Mint.