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1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Christmas 2021
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Diameter | 22.05 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a colorized depiction of the Nativity scene rendered in the style of a medieval stained-glass window, with the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, the Christ Child in a manger, and the ox and ass shown in rich polychrome enameling against a geometric leaded-glass background. The colored panel is framed by an elaborate relief border of acanthus and oak-leaf scrollwork, with the triskelion — the three-legged heraldic symbol of the Isle of Man — prominently displayed at the apex in uncolored silver relief. The inscription SILVER .999 appears in raised lettering along the lower rim within a plain cartouche, confirming the coin's fine silver composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man has issued an almost bewildering volume of sovereign-sized bullion and commemorative pieces since the 1970s, when the Pobjoy Mint began its long relationship with the island's government — a partnership that produced more licensed numismatic output per capita than virtually any other jurisdiction its size. The Christmas sovereign series exploited a legal quirk: Man is a Crown dependency but not part of the UK, allowing it to issue coins bearing the monarch's effigy on entirely self-determined specifications and themes without reference to the Royal Mint.
KM# 2049 sits in a long run of annual Christmas issues stretching back decades, each a discrete licensing exercise rather than a monetary instrument.