Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne There is excess metal in

There is excess metal in the obverse fields and adjustment marks on the reverse

especially on obverse legend

Mestrelle's Milled Issue

holding two standards

Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE / PTRA (in exergue)

Isle of Man. Diamond Finish Fifty Pence. 1983. Christmas issue. #sherborne There is excess metal inThe 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