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A 2010 £5 Olympic coin from the Royal mint.
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A 2011 UK Olympic 50p for athletics.
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Isle of Man,
Series 4 is Heraldry (1984-1987)
Series 5 is Technology (1988-1995) rather than industry. Ellan Vannin is the Manx name for the Isle of Man.
The 5p of 1994-1995 was modified to have a pair of golf clubs.
As in Jersey the Isle of Man still has £1 notes - £1 and £2 Isle of Man coins are quite hard to find in change.
The £5 does not circulate to the best of my knowledge - though I suppose it would be possible to spend one.
The 1998 without Triskeles issue was rather odd, it seems the first batch issued did not have the Triskeles, whilst the coins since did. 1p, 2p, 5p and £1 were issued with this 'error' - Krause also lists a 10p but I cannot confirm that it exists.
Commemoratives,
Christmas 50p have been issued for every year since 1980 (two in 2008)
TT 50p were issued 1981-1984, 1999, 2004, 2007 (two), 2009 and 2010.
A special 50p was issued in 1979 and 1980 to commemorate the millennium of the Tynwald (the Manx parliament),
and a 1994 issue commemorated the legislative building centenary.
You are well read on Manx coins, there is alsoa stand alone 5p coin ehich has a golf ball on the reverse, this was issued specially for the Coin News magazine to give away as a cover gift, and some do occasionally turn up in change.
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Unfortunately every year we here in the Isle of Man release special 50p coins for Christmas, which only serve to bring more revenue to Tynwald. Mind you we produce so much dross over the course of a year that it is a wonder anyone takes Manx coins seriously.
1809 1 Skilling
in Late Hammered
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definitely not hammered i have an earlier version of this coin from 1777 and it is definitely milled. oh and it's danish