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50 Pence - Charles III Anthem, Long Live Our Noble King, Ag-Au Plated

Issuer Isle of Man
Year 2023
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Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
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Obverse script Latin
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Mintage 2023 - BU - 29,995
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Issued in the first full calendar year of Charles III's reign, this piece belongs to the wave of commemorative output that followed the September 2022 accession — a period during which the Isle of Man's treasury, long known for aggressive collector-market coinage, moved quickly to capitalize on royalist sentiment. The selective gold plating targets specific design elements, a technique the Pobjoy Mint popularized on Isle of Man issues decades before it became widespread among other small-territory issuers.

The anthem reference is historically pointed: "God Save the King" had not been the official form since the death of George VI in 1952.

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