1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tynwald - Sir William Hillary; Silver Proof

Commemorative issue

1000. rocznica Tynwaldu

Series: Millenium of Tynwald

Obverse

Popiersie królowej Elżbiety II zwrócone w prawo, w tiarze "Dziewczęta Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii", legenda dookoła, data poniżej.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II
1979
PM

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

XIX-wieczna łódź ratunkowa ratująca statek w niebezpieczeństwie.
Sir William Hillary

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
·MILLENNIUM OF TYNWALD·
· ONE CROWN ·

Engraver: Leslie Lindsay

Mint

(PM)	Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Comments

Moneta 5 z 5: XIX i XX wiek
są reprezentowane przez XIX-wieczną łódź ratunkową Manx płynącą na pomoc statkowi w niebezpieczeństwie. Portret Sir Williama Hillary'ego jest wstawiony. Ruch łodzi ratunkowych miał swoje początki na wyspie Man. Sir William Hillary założył Royal National Lifeboat Institution, najważniejszą na świecie organizację ratującą życie rozbitków, a w 1832 roku zbudował wieżę Refuge, która jest tak ważnym punktem orientacyjnym w zatoce Douglas.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Coin 5 of 5: The 19th and 20th centuries
are represented by a 19th century Manx lifeboat going to the aid of a ship in distress. A portrait of Sir William Hillary is inset. The lifeboat movement had its beginnings in the Isle of Man. Sir William Hillary founded the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the world's premier life-saving organisation for shipwrecked mariners, and in 1832 he built the tower of Refuge which is such a prominent landmark in Douglas Bay.

See also

• Triskelion
• łódź lub jednostka pływająca

• 1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Tynwald - Sir William Hillary)

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC				Frequency
Undetermined
1979 PM			25 000							$ 57				36%
1979 PM			10 000							$ 66		(en) Proof		62%

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Numista Rarity index: 70

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Bullion value: USD 57.93

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Actual srebro weight: 0.847 oz

Current srebro price: 68.42 USD/oz (see silver price )

Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 182 Lot 938	6 Feb 2026	1979 PM	UNC	USD 64.65 (EUR 56.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 731	8 Mar 2025	1979 PM	UNC	USD 34.63 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 1757	8 Feb 2025	1979 PM	UNC	USD 27.71 (EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 1865	25 Oct 2024	1979 PM	UNC	USD 30.02 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 2600	13 May 2023	1979 PM		USD 31.17 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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