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2 Pounds - Charles III Jane Austen - Sense & Sensibility, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies) |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, modeled in high relief within the silver center, the portrait rendered in a contemporary naturalistic style with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The gold-plated outer ring carries the legend KING CHARLES III · ISLE OF MAN in the upper arc and · TWO POUNDS · in the lower arc, with the date 2025 to the right. The engraver's initials GD appear discreetly on the truncation. The bimetallic format creates a strong contrast between the polished silver field of the inner disk and the warm gold tone of the surrounding ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | KING CHARLES III · ISLE OF MAN · 2025 · TWO POUNDS · |
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The Royal Mint's long-running literary commemorative program has largely been a UK affair, which makes this Isle of Man issue worth a second look — the Bailiwick operates its own currency authority and has historically been quicker to license pop-culture and anniversary themes that London's more conservative program would decline. Sense & Sensibility was first published in 1811, over a decade after Austen completed an early draft then titled Elinor and Marianne, and it appeared — like all her novels during her lifetime — without her name on the title page.