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10 Cents Laxey Wheel; Specimen

Issuer Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies)
Year 2003
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Obverse description Central field depicts a detailed rendering of the Laxey Wheel (Lady Isabella), the famous large Victorian waterwheel located on the Isle of Man, shown in three-quarter perspective with its structural framework, spokes, and ancillary machinery rendered in fine relief. The circumferential legend reads PRUEBA TRIAL ESSAI PROBE, denoting the piece's trial or specimen status in four languages, separated by the triskelion emblem of the Isle of Man. The date 2003 appears in the upper field, and the inscription ISLE OF MAN is positioned along the lower arc. A mint mark G appears within the legend.
Obverse script Latin
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