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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tynwald - Standing figure and ship; Gold Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25 IMP) |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1979 PM |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1979 Tynwald Millennium crown marks the claimed 1,000th anniversary of the Manx parliament — though historians have long debated whether the Norse assembly that convened on Tynwald Hill in 979 AD constitutes a direct institutional ancestor or a more symbolic one. The Isle of Man Treasury leaned firmly into the former interpretation. Issued the same year the island was negotiating its evolving fiscal relationship with the United Kingdom following the 1975 Customs and Excise Agreement, the timing was as political as it was commemorative.
At 43 grams of .917 gold, this is a substantial piece by any measure — struck in proof to a limited audience of collectors during a period when the Manx Treasury was aggressively expanding its numismatic programme.