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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Wireless Telegraphy, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 1995 RDM PM |
| Reverse description | Central device depicting a wireless telegraph apparatus, with a cameo portrait bust of Guglielmo Marconi prominently placed above the machine. The encircling legend identifies the subject within the thematic series INVENTIONS OF THE MODERN WORLD, with GUGLIELMO MARCONI 1874-1937 and the commemorative date 1898 flanking the central composition. The inscription RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS TELEGRAPH arcs around the design, and the denomination 1 CROWN appears in the lower exergue. |
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The 1995 date marks the centenary of Guglielmo Marconi's first successful wireless telegraphy experiments, conducted in 1895 on his family's estate near Bologna. The Isle of Man's postal and coinage authority was notably aggressive in the commemorative market during the 1990s, issuing silver proofs on anniversaries that larger mints overlooked entirely.
Marconi later established a key transmission station at Peel Hill on the island itself, giving the Isle of Man a genuine — if minor — place in early radio history.