Catalog
1 Penny - James Stanley
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1709 |
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| Currency | Pound (1709-1839) |
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| Obverse description | The Stanley heraldic crest at centre: an eagle displayed perched atop a swaddled infant (the 'Eagle and Child' device), resting upon a cap of maintenance. The design occupies the central field with the motto legend disposed around the periphery, and the date 1709 appearing in the lower exergual area. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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James Stanley, the 10th Earl of Derby, held the lordship of the Isle of Man as a near-sovereign fief, and the 1709 coinage was struck under his private authority — not the Crown's. The Stanleys had controlled the island since 1405, and this penny belongs to a final chapter: the family's lordship was purchased by the British Crown in 1765 under the Revestment Act, ending over three centuries of Stanley coinage rights.
The brass composition distinguishes the KM#2a variety from related copper strikes, a detail that has caused persistent attribution confusion in older references.