E-auction 423-334795 - fwo_608899 - ISLE OF MAN 1 Crown Proof Armistice de la Première guerre Mondiale 1999 Pobjoy Mint

ISLE OF MAN 1 Crown Proof Armistice de la Première guerre Mondiale 1999 Pobjoy Mint MS

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Estimate :	18 €
Price :	8 €
Maximum bid :	8 €
End of the sale :	24 May 2021 17:04:30
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Type : 1 Crown Proof Armistice de la Première guerre Mondiale

Date: 1999

Mint name / Town : Pobjoy Mint

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 38,60 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 28,28 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM20/920

Obverse

Obverse legend : ELIZABETH II . ISLE OF MAN . 1999.

Obverse description : buste couronné à droite de la reine Élisabeth II.

Reverse

Reverse legend : WORLD WAR 1. ARMISTISCE DAY 1918 // 1 CROWN.

Reverse description : A droite coquelicot, à droite avion biplan et tank Mark IV.

Reverse translation : (Première guerre Mondiale Jour de l’Armistice).

Commentary

Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) est un écrivain, poète et navigateur anglais. Il explore les côtes américaines de la Floride à la Caroline du Nord et prend possession au nom de la reine Élisabeth Ier d’Angleterre d’une terre qu’il baptise Virginie. Sous Jacques Ier, il tombe en disgrâce. Après une expédition en Guyane, il revient en Angleterre et est accusé de complot. Il est condamné et décapité.
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) was an English writer, poet, and navigator. He explored the American coasts from Florida to North Carolina and took possession of a land he named Virginia on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Under James I, he fell into disgrace. After an expedition to Guiana, he returned to England and was accused of conspiracy. He was condemned and beheaded.