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2 Pounds Dunkirk II
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, occupies the copper-nickel centre, depicting the Queen in right-facing profile wearing the George IV State Diadem. A pearl necklace is visible at the truncation. The encircling nickel-brass outer ring bears the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II . ISLE OF MAN in raised Latin characters along the upper arc, with the date 2020 flanked by two raised dots along the lower arc. The engraver's initials JC appear discreetly below the portrait truncation. |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding |
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Issued to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, the May–June 1940 evacuation that lifted roughly 338,000 Allied troops from the beaches of northern France using a fleet that ranged from Royal Navy destroyers down to requisitioned pleasure craft and fishing vessels. The Isle of Man had its own direct connection: Manx fishing boats were among the civilian vessels called into service.
This is the second Dunkirk-themed £2 from the Isle of Man, the first having appeared in 2010 for the 70th anniversary.