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ISLE OF MAN TREASURY COINS ARCHIVE
2012 Olympic Collection of Crowns
Date of Issue: Now Available
Euro 2012 Football Crown (Set of 4 Coins in a box)
Olympic Crown Box Set

This set of six stunning cupro-nickel coins makes a superb addition to our Olympic Collection.

Each coin honours two different events within the same sport and is a wonderful record of the greatest sports of our lifetime. The six different coins depict the following:

- Equestrian – this coin depicts a show jumper in the foreground with a silhouette of a horse competing in dressage in the background.
- Cycling - the second coin shows a track cyclist in the foreground with the silhouette of a road cyclist behind.
- Indoor Water Sports – the next coin in the series is of a swimmer with the silhouette showing two divers in the background.
- Outdoor Water Sports - the fourth coin depicts a canoeist in the foreground with a silhouette of 2 rowers behind.
- Contact Sports - the fifth coin shows two people competing at Judo with two boxers as silhouettes behind them.
- Tennis - the final coin shows a picture of a person playing table tennis in the foreground with a silhouette of a tennis player in the background.

Code Description Cost Quantity Buy
AG482012 Olympic Collection (Set of 6 coins in GB box) £ 75.00

To make this set even more unique, and in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee year, all 6 coins are being struck with a unique double effigy showing a portrait of The Queen as she appears on current coins, along with a portrait of Her Majesty based on how she appeared on the first coins of her reign.

The set are housed in a truly groovy ‘Union Flag’ collector’s box.

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