George Washington Crown
Date1976
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm x 3.81 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberM-3041/A
DescriptionIsle of Man Crown. Uncirculated. Baker C-15 (pg. 29).Obverse: bust portrait of Elizabeth II, facing viewer's right; "PM" under truncation; legend to left: "ISLE OF MAN"; to right: "ELIZABETH II"; below: "1976".
Reverse: bust portrait of George Washington, in civilian clothes, facing viewer's left; legend around: "BICENTENARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/.ONE CROWN.".
Published ReferencesBaker reference from Medallic Portraits of George Washington, Edited by Russ Rulau and George Fuld, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN 0873416813
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