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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Queen Mother, Silver BU
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Forward-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wearing a diadem and a pearl necklace, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The circumferential legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER arcs around the upper periphery, flanked by decorative stops. The dates 1900 and 1980, marking her birth year and 80th birthday respectively, are positioned in the lower field on either side of the portrait. The denomination ONE CROWN appears along the lower periphery, also flanked by decorative stops. A beaded border frames the entire composition. |
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Issued to mark the Queen Mother's 80th birthday, this is the silver variant of a crown struck in multiple compositions by the Isle of Man Government — a practice the island's treasury had refined into a reliable revenue stream by the late 1970s. At .500 fineness, it sits at the lower end of silver coinage, a deliberate cost decision that kept the issue accessible while still qualifying as a silver piece.