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1 Penny Douglas - Atlas Office
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1811 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a kneeling figure of Atlas supporting a globe upon his back, depicted in left-facing profile in a neoclassical style. The figure rests upon a low platform or exergual line, his musculature rendered in bold relief. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE DOUGLAS, separated from the rim by a continuous toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the triskelion (triskeles), the traditional heraldic symbol of the Isle of Man, comprising three armoured legs conjoined at the thigh and radiating in rotational symmetry. The circular Latin legend MANKS TOKEN ONE PENNY encircles the device, with the date 1811 inscribed in the lower exergue. The whole is bounded by a toothed border along the inner rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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