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Encyclopedia > Coins of the Manx pound

The Government of the Isle of Man mints its own Pound sterling coins. See Manx pound for details of the island's currency. ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... The pound is the currency of the Isle of Man. ...


The Isle of Man regularly changes the designs on its coins, sometimes as often as every year. One reason for this is to increase sales to collectors, which can be an important source of income in small countries. One set of designs is shown below, but there are many more. While hoarding coins due to their value goes back to the beginning of coinage, coin collecting as pieces of art was a later development. ... Seigniorage, also spelled seignorage or seigneurage, is the net revenue derived from the issuing of currency. ...

Depiction of Manx coinage | Reverse side
£ 0.01 £ 0.02 £ 0.05
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Image:Manx2p reverse.JPG
Image:Manx5p reverse.JPG
Keill (native Manx chapel) Manx fishing boat Manx stylised cross
£ 0.10 £ 0.20 £ 0.50
Image:Manx10p reverse.JPG
Image:Manx20p reverse.JPG
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St German's Cathedral Rushen Abbey Manx pre-Norse carving
£ 1.00 £ 2.00 £ 2.00 edge
Triskeles, with three bells 10th Century Manx design  


 
 

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