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10 Crowns - Elizabeth II Battle of Hafrsfjord
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 10 Crowns = 50 Pounds |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic high-relief depiction of Viking longships engaged in naval combat, their ornately carved dragon-headed prows rendered in selective gold plate contrasting with the silver-plated background. The vessels are shown under sail and oar amid a turbulent seascape, with warriors visible aboard the gilded ships. The curved legend arcs along the upper periphery, and the date inscription appears in the lower exergue area. |
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| Edge | Reeded interrupted |
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The Battle of Hafrsfjord, fought circa 872 AD off the southwestern coast of Norway, was the decisive engagement through which Harald Fairhair consolidated rival petty kingdoms into a unified Norwegian realm. It is not a battle extensively documented in contemporary sources — the main accounts come from later saga literature, particularly Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, written some three and a half centuries after the fact.
The Isle of Man's connection to the Viking world is genuine enough — Norse settlement on the island dates to the ninth century, and the Manx kingdom remained under Norwegian suzerainty until 1266.