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1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Christmas 2022, Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 15.96 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed with the George IV State Diadem and adorned with the Victorian Coronation Necklace. The portrait is rendered in a refined, contemporary style with the legend arcing around the periphery and the date appearing below the bust in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man has issued sovereign-sized pieces outside Royal Mint authority since the 1970s, exploiting its status as a Crown dependency with independent coinage rights. These have no legal tender standing in the United Kingdom. The piedfort format — double the standard planchet thickness — originated as a medieval French proofing technique used by mint officials to check die quality before committing to full production runs.
Christmas-themed sovereign issues from the Isle of Man have been an annual fixture since 1980, making this a late entry in a long and commercially driven series.