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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2004-2016 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the Round Tower of Peel Castle, a tall cylindrical medieval stone structure with crenellated battlements, rising prominently above lower ruined castle buildings and a grassy foreground. Several seabirds in flight are scattered across the field to either side of the tower, evoking the coastal setting of the Isle of Man. The legend ROUND TOWER PEEL CASTLE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination TWO POUNDS is inscribed along the lower periphery, all in Latin capitals within the outer nickel brass ring. |
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The Isle of Man issues its own coinage under Crown Dependency status, giving the Manx government unusual latitude to produce distinctive circulating bimetallics independent of Royal Mint decisions. This £2 type ran for over a decade under the same fourth Maklouf portrait, long after the United Kingdom had moved to the fifth effigy in 2015 — a routine reminder that Manx coinage policy follows Douglas, not London.