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2 Pence - Elizabeth II Shearwater
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1976-1979 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) depicted in dynamic flight with wings fully extended, rendered in fine relief and superimposed over a raised topographical outline map of the Isle of Man in the lower field. The denomination TWO PENCE arcs along the lower periphery, while ISLE OF MAN curves along the upper border, separated from the central device by raised dots serving as punctuation marks. The overall composition, engraved by Barry Stanton, effectively combines a naturalistic wildlife study with a cartographic motif emblematic of the island's identity. |
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The Isle of Man gained full control over its own coinage in 1973 when the island's Tynwald parliament severed its currency link with the United Kingdom, ending a long arrangement under which Man simply used British coins. The Pobjoy Mint, rather than the Royal Mint, struck these early issues — a deliberate statement of independence that also opened the door to the island's notably varied wildlife coinage program.
The Schön double-reference reflects two distinct varieties within this date range, likely differing in edge treatment or die detail.