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1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Christmas 2022
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace, as designed by Jody Clark. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in high relief, with the legend encircling the bust and the date appearing below. |
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| Reverse description | Central colorized vignette depicting a robed angel with large outstretched wings, a halo, and flowing golden sash, holding a sprig of holly, set against a deep blue star-studded background. The scene is framed by an ornate foliate cartouche in frosted silver relief, surmounted by the triskelion emblem of the Isle of Man. The inscription appears on a banner in the lower exergue. |
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The Isle of Man has issued sovereign-sized silver pieces outside the authority of the Royal Mint for decades, a practice rooted in the island's status as a Crown dependency with its own legislative assembly, Tynwald — the oldest continuous parliament in the world. These pieces carry no legal tender standing in the United Kingdom proper.
KM#1743 is one of several annual holiday-themed releases from the Pobjoy Mint era, produced for the gift and collector market rather than any monetary function.