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| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| 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.