Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne Nice old green patina

Nice old green patina

especially on obverse legend

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE / PTRA (in exergue)

34g (North 993

normal die axis

Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne Nice old green patinaThe Isle of Man's Forth Christmas Double Crown. 1983 Christmas Double Crown 50p enclosed in a Christmas Card, with 'Season's Greetings' in eight different languages. For the reverse of the 1983 Isle of Man Double Crown the period is the 1920's and the scene is the town of Ramsey on the island's north east coast. Christmas shoppers are portrayed in dress of that period, with Ramsey market in the background. In the foreground is a Ford car. Scampering