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1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Decimalisation
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing the George IV State Diadem with the Victorian Coronation Necklace, in a draped bust portrait by Jody Clark. The legend encircles the effigy, with the date appearing below. The initials JC appear on the truncation, denoting the engraver. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man has issued gold sovereigns under royal licence since 1973, making it one of the few territories outside the UK with longstanding authority to produce the denomination. These are legal tender on the island but were always aimed squarely at the bullion and collector market — circulating examples are essentially nonexistent.
The 2021 decimalisation theme commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the UK's switch to decimal currency on February 15, 1971, a date known at the time as "D-Day" in Treasury communications.