1 Crown - Elizabeth II The Ugly Duckling - colored version

The Isle of Man Treasury issued commemorative crowns aggressively throughout the 1990s and 2000s, licensing a wide range of literary and entertainment properties in volumes that made Pobjoy Mint one of the busiest producers of themed collector coinage in the world. The Andersen fairy tale series sits within this commercial strategy rather than any particular numismatic tradition. Colored copper-nickel strikes of this type were applied post-mint using a resin-based process, a technique Pobjoy refined during this period to meet collector demand without the cost of enameling.