Gold Twenty-fifth Ounce 2008 Heirs of the Crown, Coin from Isle of Man

Coin	Gold Twenty-fifth Ounce 2008 Heirs of the Crown

The Isle of Man has its own circulating coinage, which is used in parallel with the British Pound Sterling; it also issues an extensive range of commemorative coins for collectors, as well as bullion and commemorative coins in a variety of formats and designs for investors in precious metals.

One of the sizes used is the very small one twenty-fifth of a troy ounce (1/25oz) of gold format.

This mini coin features the Heirs of the British Crown - Prince Charles (later King Charles III) and his sons Prince William and Prince Harry.

The coin is denominated as 1/25 of a Crown; given that a Crown has the official face value of £5 (five pounds), this means it is equal to 20 pence.

Mint	Pobjoy Mint	Mint Mark	Letters PM	Mintage	unknown

Obverse

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait", by Ian Rank-Broadley). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

The portrait is in its "uncouped" version which extends below the neck and shows the Queen's shoulders. The designer's initials IRB are on the shoulder truncation.

Around above, the monarch's legend and the date: * ELIZABETH II * ISLE OF MAN * 2008.

The dividers in the inscription are triskele symbols.

Obverse Inscription	* ELIZABETH II * ISLE OF MAN * 2008

Reverse

The reverse of the coin shows three conjoined portraits facing right; from left to right, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry.

In the exergue, the denomination, 1/25 CROWN.

The PM mint mark of the Pobjoy Mint is below the portrait of Prince Charles.

Reverse Inscription	1/25 CROWN

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

Gold content (troy ounces): 0.040.

The coin is not listed in the Krause catalogue.

All (2) coins of type: Gold Twenty-fifth-Ounce (1/25 oz)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Gold Twenty-fifth Ounce 2008 Noble	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped	* ELIZABETH II * ISLE OF MAN * 2008
Gold Twenty-fifth Ounce 2008 Heirs of the Crown	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped	* ELIZABETH II * ISLE OF MAN * 2008

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Gold Twenty-fifth Ounce 2008 Heirs of the Crown: Details

Country	Isle of Man
Currency	Manx Pound
Coin Type	Gold Twenty-fifth-Ounce (1/25 oz)
Issued	2008
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley (Uncouped version)
Face Value	20 (x Penny)
Mintage	unknown
Current	Yes
Material	0.999 Gold
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Mass	1.2400 g
OCC ID	RNAZ-EGWC-XBPL-EXJL

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