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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II R.N.L.I.
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1999 IRB |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of a Tyne Class lifeboat underway at sea, rendered in high relief with detailed wave work, rocky outcrops to either side, and an RNLI ensign flying from the stern staff. The hull bears the designation 47-032. The legend 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RNLI arcs across the upper field, while the denomination 5 POUNDS appears prominently in the lower exergue. The inscription TYNE CLASS LIFEBOAT is placed to the lower right of the vessel. |
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, founded in 1824, operates entirely on voluntary donations — it receives no government funding. The Isle of Man Treasury's commemorative program in the late 1990s frequently targeted British charitable institutions as subject matter, partly because such themes sold well to mainland collectors through the Bradford Exchange and similar distributors. Virenium, a copper-nickel-zinc alloy proprietary to Pobjoy Mint, was the standard vehicle for these issues.