A set of four Isle of Man legal tender One Crown commemorative coins struck to mark the 1980 Olympics. The coins are produced in cupro-nickel with a Diamond Finish, featuring various Olympic athletes in sporting poses encircling a central triskelion on the reverse. The reverse legends include TWENTY SECOND OLYMPIAD · MOSCOW · ONE CROWN and LAKE PLACID U.S.A. · ONE CROWN. The set is housed in a green velvet-lined presentation case featuring an internal gold-tone label reading Pobjoy Mint Limited® SUTTON · SURREY · ENGLAND Sole official Minters to the Isle of Man Government. Included is a certificate of authenticity stating This is to certify that this set of 4 Legal Tender Crowns is an official issue by the Isle of Man Government Commemorating the 1980 OLYMPICS as limited hereunder. The document specifies the edition as Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish with a World Wide Issue limit 30,000 and bears the signatures of J. Dawson and D. Foley.
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