1 Crown 1996, Alexander Graham Bell, Voice Transmission [Isle of Man]

Coins-Europe

Reverse
The central part depicts the first microphone device capable of transmitting intelligible speech. Below the image is the inscription '1876 FIRST VOICE TRANSMISSIONS'. To the right, above the device, is a cameo featuring a portrait of Alexander Graham Bell; above it, in three lines, is the inventor's name in English and his years of life 'ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL 1847-1922'. Along the upper edge of the coin is the English inscription 'INVENTIONS OF THE MODERN WORLD'; along the lower edge, in two lines, is '1 CROWN'.
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 Raphael David Maklouf - 'RDM'; below the truncation are the Latin letters 'PM' - the mintmark of the Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom. Around the circumference along the rim 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 '1996'. The rim is decorated with raised denticles.