1978 Triskeles One Pound Isle Of Man Coin
The first [Isle of Man](file:///buy-coins/isle-of-man/) circulating virenium £1 coin, issued five years before the first UK Pound coins were released into circulation. - These pioneering coins feature a triskeles or triskelion motif over a map of the Isle of Man - The obverse shows [Arnold Machin](file:///blog/arnold-machin/)'s portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) with a PM mintmark for [Pobjoy Mint](file:///buy-coins/pobjoy-mint/) - The die letters are shown on the reverse, on the edge of the map above the 'N' in 'ONE' - Struck for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/), these Manx [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) coins will show signs of wear and handling