Issued to mark Mansell's 1992 Formula One World Championship — clinched at the Hungarian Grand Prix after a dominant season with Williams-Renault in which he won nine races, a record at the time. The Isle of Man had issued motorsport crowns before, but Mansell's connection to the island is tenuous at best; these were frankly collector pieces riding commercial momentum rather than any genuine local connection.
Virenium, a copper-zinc-nickel alloy proprietary to the Pobjoy Mint, was used extensively for Isle of Man issues in this period as a cost-effective crown metal.
Issued to mark Mansell's 1992 Formula One World Championship — clinched at the Hungarian Grand Prix after a dominant season with Williams-Renault in which he won nine races, a record at the time. The Isle of Man had issued motorsport crowns before, but Mansell's connection to the island is tenuous at best; these were frankly collector pieces riding commercial momentum rather than any genuine local connection.
Virenium, a copper-zinc-nickel alloy proprietary to the Pobjoy Mint, was used extensively for Isle of Man issues in this period as a cost-effective crown metal.