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1 Crown - Elizabeth II RAF - Halifax
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Fifth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, as designed by Jody Clark. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished field. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ISLE OF MAN around the upper periphery, with the date 2020 to the right and ONE CROWN along the lower periphery. The engraver's initials JC appear at the lower left of the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · ISLE OF MAN · 2020 · ONE CROWN · JC |
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Issued to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this crown commemorates the Handley Page Halifax, the four-engine heavy bomber that flew alongside the Lancaster in RAF Bomber Command's night offensive over occupied Europe. The Halifax bore a disproportionate share of early losses — its initial variants suffered poor high-altitude handling and were temporarily restricted from certain operations in 1943 until aerodynamic modifications improved the type's survivability.
The Isle of Man has issued RAF-themed commemorative crowns in coordinated series for decades, with gold-plated copper-nickel strikes produced primarily for the collector market rather than circulation.