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1 Crown - Elizabeth II World Cup Mexico - 2 Players on Football, Silver Issue
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace, as engraved by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is positioned centrally within a beaded border. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and ISLE OF MAN along the upper right, with the date 1986 at the lower right separated by a raised dot. The Pobjoy Mint privy mark (PM) appears in small letters beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Isle of Man has long exploited its status as a Crown Dependency with significant fiscal autonomy to issue commemorative coinage well outside the scope of UK monetary policy — a cottage industry that accelerated sharply through the 1980s under the Pobjoy Mint's contract. This FIFA World Cup issue coincided with the tournament hosted by Mexico, a competition remembered as much for Maradona's "Hand of God" goal against England as for any numismatic occasion.
The .925 silver version was struck alongside base metal counterparts in the same series, differentiated by the "b" suffix in the KM numbering.