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1 Crown - Elizabeth II The Making of the Soldier
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Reverse description | A continuous frieze of small high-relief figures encircles the central square perforation, depicting the successive stages in the crafting of a Chinese terracotta warrior — from the shaping of raw clay to the assembly and finishing of the soldier. Surrounding the square hole on the inner ring are three Chinese characters and the denomination legend 1 CROWN, punctuated by raised dots, evoking the appearance of an ancient Chinese cash coin. The Pobjoy Mint mark PM appears discreetly within the inner legend. The overall composition references both the Terracotta Army of the Qin dynasty and the traditional form of Chinese holed coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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Pobjoy Mint has operated as an independent private mint since 1965, striking coins under contract for numerous small territories and dependent jurisdictions — the Isle of Man being its most prolific client. This piece falls squarely within the commemorative crown program that Pobjoy has produced for various issuers, a category that expanded dramatically in the 1990s and 2000s as collector markets grew for themed silver issues tied to British military history.
KM#1374 suggests a Manx attribution, though the volume of similar issues from this period makes pinning the precise issuing territory to a catalog number worth verifying against the actual edge or packaging documentation.