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5 Crowns - Elizabeth II Bicentenary of Australia - Kangaroo
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael Maklouf (obverse); Philip Nathan (reverse) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN · 1988 RDM PM |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 1988 Australian Bicentenary generated an extraordinary volume of commemorative issues from jurisdictions with no direct connection to Australian history — the Isle of Man among them. The Manx government had by this point established a aggressive commemorative program under the Pobjoy Mint, flooding the collector market throughout the 1980s with large-format silver pieces tied to any anniversary of sufficient international profile.
At 155 grams, this is a five-ounce piece — a size format Pobjoy favored for flagship commemoratives during this decade, priced primarily against silver spot rather than numismatic rarity.