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| The ] '''Angel''' are ] or ] ]s distributed by the ] and minted by private companies. The coin depicts ] slaying a dragon. The silver coins have not been minted every year, but has an erratic schedule. Angels are ] but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the ] or Mexico's ], they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content. | The ] '''Angel''' are ] or ] ]s distributed by the ] and minted by private companies. The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom. It is a ] and thus can mint its own coins. The coin depicts ] slaying a dragon. The silver coins have not been minted every year, but has an erratic schedule. Angels are ] but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the ] or Mexico's ], they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content. | ||
| == Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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| == Mintages == | == Mintages == | ||
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| ], slaying Satan as a dragon]] | ], slaying Satan as a dragon]] | ||
| The Isle of Man has used three private mints to make their Angel coins, the English ] from 1984 until 2016, Liechtenstein's Coin Investment Trust (CIT)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coin-invest.li/collections/isle-of-man-angels/ |title=Isle of Man Angels |publisher=CIT |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> and the English Tower Mint for coins after 2016 .<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.towermint.co.uk/project/the-2017-isle-of-man-angel-selectively-plated/ |title=2017 Isle of Man Angel |publisher=Tower Mint |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.towermint.co.uk/project/2018-isle-of-man-angel/ |title=2018 Isle of Man Angel |publisher=Tower Mint |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> | |||
| The following table shows mintages of ] unless noted with a (b).<br> | |||
| <small>NR - Mintage numbers not released<br> | <small>NR - Mintage numbers not released<br> | ||
| (b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin</small> | (b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin</small> | ||
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| Isle of Man | |
| Value | 1 Angel |
|---|---|
| Mass | 31.1 g (1.0 troy oz) |
| Diameter | 32.7 mm (1.28 in) |
| Thickness | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition | 99.99% Au |
| Years of minting | 1984-present |
| Obverse | |
 | |
| Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Designer | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Design date | 1996 |
| Reverse | |
 | |
| Design | Facing left, Archangel Michael is slaying a dragon |
 | |
| Design | Facing right, Archangel Michael is slaying a dragon |
The Manx Angel are gold or silver bullion coins distributed by the Isle of Man and minted by private companies. The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom. It is a Crown dependency and thus can mint its own coins. The coin depicts Archangel Michael slaying a dragon. The silver coins have not been minted every year, but has an erratic schedule. Angels are legal tender but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the Krugerrand or Mexico's Libertad, they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content.
Specifications
The gold coins contain various amount of fineness. Depending on the year and the coin's size, it could contain 91.7% gold (.917 fine), 99.9% gold (.999 fine) or 99.99% gold (.9999 fine). The silver coins either contain 99.9% silver (.999 fine) or 99.99% silver (.9999 fine). The following table lists the coin's gold weight in troy ounces and the total weight of the coin in grams.
| Specifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | Weight (troy oz) |
.917 fine | .999 fine | |||
| Weight (grams) |
Diameter (mm) |
Weight (grams) |
Diameter (mm) |
Thickness (mm) | ||
| Gold | 20 | 678.67 | 75.2 | - | - | - |
| 15 | 508.96 | 65.4 | - | - | - | |
| 10 | 339.34 | 56 | - | - | - | |
| 5 | 169.67 | 50 | 155.5 | 50 | ||
| 1 | 33.93 | 33 | 31.1 | 32.7 | 2.8 | |
| 1⁄2 | 16.94 | 27 | 15.55 | 27 | 2.2 | |
| 1⁄4 | 8.48 | 22 | 7.78 | 22 | 1.8 | |
| 1⁄10 | 3.39 | 16.5 | 3.11 | 16.5 | 1.25 | |
| 1⁄20 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.56 | 14.5 | 0.8 | |
| 1⁄64 | - | - | 0.5 | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Silver | 1 | - | - | 31.1 | 38.6 | 3.0 |
Design
Obverse: It shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the text Isle of Man and Elizabeth II in capitals. There have been four different portraits of Queen Elizabeth used on the coins. The 1984 coin showed the second coin portrait, done when the Queen was in her early 40s. The third coin portrait, of the Queen in her 50s, was used between 1985 and 1997. The fourth portrait, of the 70-year old Queen, was used between 1998 and 2014. Since 2015, the fifth coin portrait has been used.
Reverse: shows Archangel Michael fighting the dragon. In small lettering beneath the dragon, metal content, coin size and fineness are given. The design is framed by an elaborate Viking knit motif border with the island's coat of arms, the triskele, appearing at the top, above the ship's flag. The motif of Michael or a Saint slaying a dragon is found in other coins. Michael is used in Ukraine's Archangel Michael gold and silver bullion coins. Russia's Saint George the Victorious bullion coins show Saint George slaying a dragon. The United Kingdom's Sovereign gold bullion also show Saint George fighting a dragon.
Mintages
The Isle of Man has used three private mints to make their Angel coins, the English Pobjoy Mint from 1984 until 2016, Liechtenstein's Coin Investment Trust (CIT) and the English Tower Mint for coins after 2016 .
The following table shows mintages of proof coins unless noted with a (b).
NR - Mintage numbers not released
(b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin
| Year | Gold | Silver | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1⁄64 oz | 1⁄20 oz | 1⁄10 oz | 1⁄4 oz | 1⁄2 oz | 1 oz | 5 oz | 10 oz | 15 oz | 1⁄2 oz | 1 oz | |
| 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3,000 | |||||||||||
| 1985 | - | - | 17,000 (b) | 2,117 (b) | 1,776 (b) | 28,000 (b) | 104 (b) | 79 (b) | - | - | - |
| 3,000 | 51 | 51 | 3,000 | 90 | 68 | ||||||
| 1986 | - | - | NR (b) | 1,000 | NR (b) | NR (b) | 89 (b) | 47 (b) | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | 3,000 | NR | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| 1987 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | 150 (b) | 30 (b) | 150 (b) | - | - |
| NR | 2,500+ | NR | NR | 27 | 150 | 18 | |||||
| 1988 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | 250 (b) | 250 | - | - | - |
| 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 1989 | - | - | 250 | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3,500 | |||||||||||
| 1990 | - | - | 1,000 | 2,000 (b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2,450 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | - | - | 400 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | - | - | - | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | - | - | NR | NR | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | NR |
| NR | NR | ||||||||||
| 1995 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 1996 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 1997 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 1998 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 1999 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 2000 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
| 2001 | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 2002 | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 2003 | - | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 2004 | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| 2005 | - | NR (b) | NR (b) | NR (b) | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | NR | 500 | ||||||||
| 2006 | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | ||||||||||
| 2007 | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | NR | ||||||||||
| 2008 | - | 1,000 | - | - | 500 (b) | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | |||||||||||
| 2009 | - | 1,000 | NR (b) | 20,000 | - | NR | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | 50,000 |
| NR | |||||||||||
| 2011 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | - |
| NR | |||||||||||
| 2012 | - | 1,000 | NR (b) | - | 999 (b) | NR | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | 1,000 | 2,016 | - | 999 | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | NR (b) |
| 2015 | - | 1,000 | - | - | 999 | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | NR (b) |
| 6,000 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | - | - | NR | - | - | NR (b) | - | - | - | - | 100,000 |
| 5,000 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | 100 (b) | - | - | - | - | NR (b) |
| 5,500 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | 100 (b) | - | - | - | - | 15,000 |
| 2019 | - | - | 2,499 | 999 | NR | NR | - | - | - | - | 9,999 |
References
- "Manx Angel". Colnect. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- "Isle of Man Gold Angels". APMEX. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Isle of Man Angels". CIT. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "2017 Isle of Man Angel". Tower Mint. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "2018 Isle of Man Angel". Tower Mint. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901–2000 (47th ed.). Krause Publications. 2019. ISBN 978-1-4402-4896-2.
- 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 2001–Date (14th ed.). Krause Publications. 2019. ISBN 978-1-4402-4897-9.