| Coin | Gold Ten Ounces (1985) Angel - Sample, Reverse |
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Medals are a form of "exonumia" - objects related to coinage but not coins themselves. Such are, for example, the medals included in some coin sets, or promotional and commemorative pieces using coin-like formats. They do not have any "face value" and are not tokens either, but can still be of interest to coin collectors.
This medal is a "base metal sample" of the first ten-ounce gold Angel bullion coin, which was released in 1985. It shows the reverse of the coin. |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse displays the Pobjoy Mint logo - a fortress tower, inside which a circle with a lion walking to left, surrounded by the inscriptions POBJOY MINT on the left, SUTTON SURREY on the right, and ENGLAND below.
On three lines above, the inscription THIS IS A BASE METAL SAMPLE . |
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| Obverse Inscription |
THIS IS A BASE METAL SAMPLE POBJOY MINT SUTTON SURREY ENGLAND |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse of the coin shows Saint Michael, facing left, slaying the dragon. He has a halo and wears only a loincloth; in his left hand he holds a shield bearing a cross, and in his right hand he has a long spear, the tip of which has pierced the throat of a fire-breathing dragon fallen at the saint's feet.
In the exergue, the metal content: FINE GOLD 10 OUNCE.
Around below, the name of the denomination, ANGEL.
The rim is framed by an elaborate Celtic border design ("Viking Knit"), interrupted at the top by a small Triskele symbol, which is the Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
FINE GOLD 10 OUNCE ANGEL |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | We do not know the specifications of this medal, its mintage, or its purpose. It is "gilt" (gold plated). There is no date on it.
Stack's Bowers sold the illustrated example, graded PCGS Proof-67 Deep Cameo, for US$ 1,140.00 on 24 April 2023. |
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