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50 Pence - Charles III King's First Year - Trooping the Colour, Silver Plated Gold gilded
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts a military colour — a regimental flag — rendered in selective 24-carat gold gilding and displayed at a slight angle as if carried in procession. The flag bears a crowned Welsh dragon passant above horizontal tasselled stripes, consistent with a Household Division colour. The background field features an intricate circular geometric pattern reminiscent of a Tudor rose and compass motif. In the lower segment, the inscription TROOPING THE COLOUR appears on two lines in bold raised lettering, flanked by fleur-de-lis ornaments, with the denomination 50p centred below, also accompanied by fleur-de-lis devices. |
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Charles III's accession to the throne triggered an unusually compressed commemorative output from the Isle of Man, which — operating under its own independent issuing authority, the Manx Treasury — has no obligation to mirror Royal Mint restraint. Trooping the Colour, the sovereign's official birthday parade, was the first such ceremony conducted in Charles's honor in June 2023, making it a logical subject for a first-year commemorative. The selective gilding targets specific design zones, a finishing technique that requires hand-applied resist masking before the gold-plating bath.