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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Penny Black
| Emittent | Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies) |
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| Jahr | 2020 |
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| Ausrichtung | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Central design replicates the iconic 1840 Penny Black postage stamp in striking two-tone bichromatic relief, with the ruthenium-treated field creating a deep black background contrasting with the gold portrait and stamp frame. Within the stamp vignette, a left-facing diademed effigy of Queen Victoria is depicted in neoclassical profile. The word POSTAGE appears in a tablet at the top of the stamp frame, and ONE PENNY is inscribed in a tablet at the base of the stamp frame, flanked by decorative lattice borders. The arc legend QUEEN VICTORIA · THE PENNY BLACK curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 POUNDS is inscribed along the lower field outside the stamp vignette. |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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The Penny Black, issued on 6 May 1840, was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system — a direct result of Rowland Hill's 1837 reform pamphlet arguing that postage should be prepaid by the sender at a flat rate regardless of distance. The Isle of Man Treasury has a long history of issuing gold commemoratives tied to British philatelic and cultural anniversaries, and this 2020 piece marks the stamp's 180th anniversary.
The ruthenium treatment is the technical point of interest here: selectively applied to simulate the stamp's characteristic black ink against the gold field. Ruthenium, a platinum-group metal, is among the hardest known plating materials and holds contrast exceptionally well on proof surfaces.