1 Crown 2005, 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar - Battle of the Nile [Isle of Man]

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1 Crown 2005, 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar - Battle of the Nile [Isle of Man]
  • Country: Isle of Man
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.28 g
  • Name: 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar - Battle of the Nile
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1 Crown
  • Currency Unit: Crown
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 1281
  • Diameter: 38.6 mm
  • Reverse
    The central part depicts a naval battle. Below the image are the English inscriptions 'THE BATTLE OF THE NILE 1798', beneath it the admiral's name 'Horatio Nelson', below that the year '1805', to its right the Latin letters 'PM'. Around the rim along the edge are English inscriptions: at the top 'THE BICENTENARY OF TRAFALGAR', at the bottom – 'ONE CROWN', to the right and left a chain-like pattern.
  • Obverse
    Centered is the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain wearing a crown. In the truncation of the portrait are the initials of the British sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley – 'IRB'. Around the edge of the coin are English inscriptions: on the left the monarch's name 'ELIZABETH II', on the right the name of the British Crown Dependency 'ISLE OF MAN' and the year of issue '2005'. At the beginning of each inscription is the heraldic symbol of the Isle of Man – a triskelion. Along the rim are decorative raised denticles.

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