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1 Pound - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and pink tones on a guilloche underprint, with an intaglio portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing left at right, wearing a pearl necklace and earrings. At centre, the Arms of the Isle of Man — the triskelion within a circular medallion bearing the motto QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT — is set against an ornate guilloche vignette, flanked by sterling pound sign cartouches at left and right. The issuing authority and promise-to-pay legend appear at upper centre, with the Treasurer's signature and serial number at lower centre and lower left respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT ANY OFFICE OF ISLE OF MAN BANK LIMITED ONE POUND TREASURER OF THE ISLE OF MAN QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT |
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Bradbury Wilkinson's contract for Isle of Man government notes extended through several series, and this 1983 pound reflects their house standards — intaglio printing on the face, tight registration, and the kind of fine-line guilloche work that made the New Malden operation a serious competitor to De La Rue for smaller-territory contracts.
The Isle of Man issues its own currency under the Treasury rather than through a central bank, a function it has held independently since the Coinage Act 1696 established separate monetary arrangements for the island. The pound circulates at parity with sterling but is not legal tender in the UK.