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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Michael Faraday, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as rendered by engraver Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace. The queen is depicted in a draped bust style with finely detailed hair. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and ISLE OF MAN to the upper right, with the date 1996 at lower right, all within a continuous toothed border. The Pobjoy Mint initials PM appear small below the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN·1996 |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Faraday's death — he died in 1867, making 1996 the 129th anniversary, not the 100th — the Isle of Man has never been particularly strict about commemorative pretexts. The island's prolific Crown program through the 1990s was driven largely by collector market demand rather than historical necessity, with the Pobjoy Mint producing an extraordinary range of silver proofs under Manx licensing that had more to do with numismatic commerce than local heritage.
Faraday was born in Newington Butts, Surrey, and had no documented connection to the Isle of Man.