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5 Pounds - Charles III Lion of England
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Glyn Davies Reverse: Tom Meek |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in fine portrait style by engraver Glyn Davies, occupying the central field. The circumferential legend reads KING CHARLES III to the upper left and ISLE OF MAN to the upper right, separated by a raised dot. The date 2025 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by two small raised dots, set against a polished dark band. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Lion of England series traces its lineage to a design program that has run on Isle of Man five-pound pieces for decades, with the crowned lion reverse updated periodically to reflect the reigning monarch on the obverse. The Isle of Man Treasury has long operated with unusual independence in its coinage decisions, historically issuing pieces through the Pobjoy Mint before transitioning arrangements — a flexibility that has produced some of the more visually experimental crown-sized pieces in British territorial coinage.
The selective gold ink application is a post-strike decorative process, not a traditional gilding technique.