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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Triskelion on map, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Isle of Man Government |
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| Year | 1981-1983 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the effigy designed by Arnold Machin. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH THE SECOND, with the date below the bust and the Pobjoy Mint mark (PM) visible at the base of the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH THE SECOND · 1981 · |
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The Isle of Man gained full control over its postal, fiscal, and customs affairs through the Isle of Man Act 1958 and subsequent legislation, but it was the financial autonomy secured in the late 1970s that enabled the government to aggressively enter the bullion and collector coin market. By 1981, the island was issuing gold proofs in direct competition with the Krugerrand and Britannia programs, deliberately targeting the investor-collector crossover market that South Africa had proven existed.
KM#88b spans three years of issue, meaning individual pieces can vary subtly by die preparation across the run. The Pobjoy Mint, which struck these under contract, was known for unusually deep cameo fields on Isle of Man proofs from this period.