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Isle of Man 1⁄2 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 1978

Isle of Man · 1978 · ½ souverain
Commemorative coinExtremely rare
€349.16minimum price
1,250coins minted
€430.83gold value · 3.65 g fine at today’s price
N128963 KM26 MACKAY301
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Commemorative coin

Viking Warrior on horseback

The coin's story

Elizabeth II (Queen of the United Kingdom)

    Obverse

    ISLE OF MANELIZABETH II

    Bust right of Elizabeth II undraped, bearing the diadem « Girls of Great Britain and Ireland »; legend « ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN ».

    AMEngraved by Arnold Machin

    Reverse

    1978 PM

    Viking warrior on horseback, above the date « 1978 ».

    AMEngraved by Arnold Machin

    Specifications

    • Denomination½ souverain
    • Year1978
    • RegionIMN
    • Mintage1,250
    • MintPobjoy Mint
    • MaterialGold 0.917
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter19.3 mm
    • Thickness1.15 mm
    • Weight3.98 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    ½ souverain 19.3 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.15 mm.

    Composition

    Gold91.7 % Copper8.3 %

    Reference catalogues

    N128963Numista KM26Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) MACKAY301MACKAY

    By the same engraver: Arnold Machin 17 coins

    1965Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1965 1966Canada 25 cents - Elizabeth II 1966 1967Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 50 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 25 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1967Canada 10 cents - Elizabeth II 1967 1971Royaume-Uni ½ New Penny 1971 1971Royaume-Uni 1 New Penny 1971 1971Royaume-Uni 2 New Pence 1971 1979Canada $1 - Elizabeth II 1979

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