Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne edge centre-grained

edge centre-grained

Nice old green patina

holding two standards

normal die axis

9th emission

Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne edge centre-grainedThe 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