1990s It was in 1990 that the Royal Mint introduced a new British coin, or rather a new denomination for the traditional crown, which now had a face value of £5 and in place of decimalised crowns denominated as 25 new pence. The first coin was released on the occasion of the 90th birthday of […]
United Kingdom: Royal Mint estimates more than 145 million pound coins not yet redeemed
The Royal Mint has announced they estimate that around 145 million (worth U.S. $180 million) old-style one pound coins have not yet been redeemed. The previous coins, initially introduced into circulation in 1983 to replace the banknote of the same denomination, were deemed a great success, when — in just a short amount of time […]
CIT: Manannán, first king of Man
Description The obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, below the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 2019 / FIVE POUNDS in the hub of a Celtic cross, of which the beams and the surrounding ring are adorned with Celtic interlace decoration. The reverse is dedicated to King Manannán: It shows him in […]
The Isle of Man’s 2018 Angel
Description of the Coins The obverse bears Jody Clark’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of England (signature JC above the right shoulder) with the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II • ISLE OF MAN • 2018. The reverse shows Saint Michael slaying the devil in the shape of a dragon. On the exergue Ag .999 2 ounces, ANGEL or […]
Isle of Man Post Office releases Christmas 2017 £5 coin
The Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) reinforces the message of peace, love, and happiness this festive season by giving its customers an opportunity to purchase the IOM government treasury’s 2017 Christmas £5 coin, which features a dove — a well-known and universal symbol of peace. The £5 coin depicts a very familiar image of […]
Interview with Colin Campbell, investment and banking manager, Isle of Man Treasury
The coins of the Isle of Man have become some of the best-known issues with foreign coin collectors, who would have at least one piece included in their treasured collections. The journey to this level of esteem in the numismatic world has taken decades. As the Isle of Man embark on a brand-new phase of […]
Isle of Man issues new circulating-coin series for 2017
The Isle of Man Treasury have officially issued their new range of coins for 2017. The series is being produced by the Tower Mint, with offices and facilities in London. The new coin sets were featured during the official release ceremony on the 10th April, with Isle of Man Treasury member Bill Henderson in attendance […]
Isle of Man: 150th anniversary of first elections to Parliament on new commemorative coin
The Treasury of the Isle of Man government have launched their latest commemorative coin, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first direct elections to the House of Keys (the lower house of the Manx Parliament), which took place in 1867. This is the Treasury’s first commemorative coin since the naming of a new mint for production […]
Isle of Man and the Tower Mint: First-strike ceremony for a new coin and a new relationship
It was a day of all change on Thursday the 9th March when representatives of the Treasury of the Isle of Man attended the first-strike ceremony and inauguration of the new series of circulation coinage for the self-governing Crown dependency. From the 1st April, the Tower Mint, United Kingdom, become the island’s official minter, having won a […]
Onward and Upward: Interview with Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint
In July 2016, Taya Pobjoy, managing director of the Pobjoy Mint—one of the world’s largest and privately owned Mints—announced that from March 2017, they would no longer act as the official mint to the Isle of Man, a small British dependency sandwiched between Great Britain and Ireland. With the announcement, their working relationship, which had […]
