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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tsai Lun - paper fibre, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a circular cameo bust of Tsai Lun, the Chinese Han dynasty court official credited with the invention of natural fibre paper, shown wearing a traditional official's headdress, set within a beaded inner circle at right. To the left, a stylised blossoming tree rises above a stone tablet inscribed FIRST NATURAL FIBRE PAPER AD 105, accompanied by the subject's name in both Latin script and Chinese characters 蔡倫. A stack of sheets of paper occupies the lower right of the central field. The arc legend INVENTIONS OF THE MODERN WORLD curves around the upper periphery, and the denomination 1 CROWN appears at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | INVENTIONS OF THE MODERN WORLD Tsai Lun 蔡倫 FIRST NATURAL FIBRE PAPER AD105 1 CROWN |
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