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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Silver Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic composition depicting the history of motorsport on the Isle of Man, featuring in the foreground a prominent low-angle view of a classic sports racing car bearing the number 29, rendered in high relief. In the background, two vintage open-wheel racing cars with helmeted drivers are shown in competition along a winding circuit road. The entire central design is framed by laurel branches extending along both sides of the field. The denomination legend appears in the lower exergue. |
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The Isle of Man's 1996 silver proof two pound issues were produced during a period when the Manx government was aggressively expanding its commemorative coin program, largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation. The island's fiscal autonomy from the United Kingdom — it is a Crown dependency with its own lieutenant governor and independent treasury — allowed it to issue coinage far exceeding what a territory of 85,000 people could plausibly need for commerce.
Schön 1275a distinguishes this variant from associated bimetallic and base-metal strikes of the same year.