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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races, Silver Proof
| Uitgever | Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1981 |
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| Waarde | 50 Pence |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A dynamic depiction of a TT racing motorcyclist leaning into a curve fills the central field, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof background. Flanking the central motif on both sides are laurel sprigs curving inward toward the base. The abbreviation TT appears in the upper left of the field, while the denomination numeral 50 is inscribed prominently in the lower exergue. A facsimile designer's signature is visible in the field to the lower right of the motorcyclist. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, run on public roads closed for racing, was already over seven decades old by 1981 and had accumulated a mortality record that most motorsport governing bodies would have shut down long before. The island's government leaned into this rather than away from it, producing commemorative coinage for the TT almost annually from the late 1970s onward — a revenue strategy that coincided neatly with the Manx Treasury's aggressive expansion into the collector coin market following the island's greater fiscal autonomy from the Crown.
The 1981 race saw Mick Grant and Ron Haslam among the prominent British entries, with Suzuki and Honda machinery dominating the leaderboard.