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{{About|the modern Manx coin|the medieval English coin|Noble (English coin)}}
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{{Infobox Coin
The [[Isle of Man|Manx]] '''Noble''' is a [[platinum]], [[gold]] or [[silver]] [[bullion coin]]s produced for the [[Isle of Man]]. From 1983 through 2015, the coins were minted by the English [[Pobjoy Mint]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/page.php?xPage=about_us.html|title=About us|publisher=[[Pobjoy Mint]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221124708/http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/page.php?xPage=about_us.html|archive-date=2010-02-21|url-status=dead|accessdate=2010-03-23}}</ref> The 2017 and 2018 versions were minted by Liechtenstein's Coin Invest Trust (CIT). The coins are not minted every year, but have an erratic schedule. Nobles are [[legal tender]] but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the [[Krugerrand]] or Mexico's [[Libertad (coin)|Libertad]], they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content.
| Denomination = Platinum Noble
| Country = Isle of Man
| Value = 1
| Unit = Noble
| Mass_g = 31.1
| Mass_troy_oz = 1.0
| Diameter_mm = 32.7
| Diameter_inch = 1.28
| Thickness_mm = 2.38
| Thickness_inch = 0.093
| Edge = Reeded
| Composition = 99.995% [[Platinum|Pt]]
| Years of Minting = 1983-2016
| Obverse = Isle of Man Noble coin obverse.png
| Obverse Design = Queen [[Elizabeth II]]
| Obverse Designer = Arnold Machin
| Obverse Design Date = 1967
| Reverse = Isle of Man Noble coin reverse.png
| Reverse Design = A [[viking ship]] with four birds
| Reverse Designer =
| Reverse Design Date =
}}


The [[Isle of Man|Manx]] '''Noble''' are [[platinum]], [[gold]] or [[silver]] [[bullion coin]]s distributed by the [[Isle of Man]] and minted by private companies. While platinum coins have been minted since the early 1800s, the Noble is the first platinum coin created for investors. The coins are not minted every year, but have an erratic schedule. Nobles are [[legal tender]] but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the [[Krugerrand]] or Mexico's [[Libertad (coin)|Libertad]], they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content.
The [[obverse and reverse|obverse]] shows [[Queen Elizabeth II]] with the text ''Isle of Man'' and ''Elizabeth II'' in capitals. The reverse shows a [[viking ship]] with the denomination and the platinum content with the words ''Platinum fine''.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==


The platinum coins contains 99.5% platinum (.995 [[fineness]]). The gold coins contains 99.99% gold (.9999 fineness) and silver coins contains contains 99.9% silver (.999 fineness).
The platinum coins contains 99.5% platinum (.995 [[fineness|fine]]). The gold coins contains 99.99% gold (.9999 fine) and silver coins contains 99.9% silver (.999 fine).


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==History==
== Design ==

'''[[obverse and reverse|Obverse]]''': It shows a portrait of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] with the text ''Isle of Man'' and ''Elizabeth II'' in capitals. There have been four different portraits of Queen Elizabeth used on the coins. The 1984 coin showed the second coin portrait, done when the Queen was in her early 40s. The third coin portrait, of the Queen in her 50s, was used between 1985 and 1997. The fourth portrait, of the 70-year old Queen, was used between 1998 and 2014. Since 2015, the fifth coin portrait has been used.

'''[[obverse and reverse|Reverse]]''': shows a [[viking ship]] and four birds with the denomination. In small lettering beneath the ship, metal content, coin size and [[fineness]] are given. The design is framed by an elaborate Viking knit motif border with the island's coat of arms, the [[triskele]], appearing at the top, above the ship's flag.

== History ==

The first platinum coins regularly minted were Russian [[Platinum coin#Imperial Russia|platinum rubles]] from 1828 to 1845. Only occasional [[commemorative coin]]s were minted till the 1970s when Isle of Man started regularly issuing commemorative platinum coins. Isle of Man has used three private mints to make their coins, the English [[Pobjoy Mint]] from 1983 until 2016, <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/page.php?xPage=about_us.html |title=About us| publisher=[[Pobjoy Mint]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221124708/http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/page.php?xPage=about_us.html |archive-date=2010-02-21 |url-status=dead |accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> Liechtenstein's Coin Investment Trust (CIT) in 2017, and the 2018 version was minted by the English Tower Mint.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.towermint.co.uk/project/2018-isle-of-man-noble/ |title=2018 Isle of Man Noble |publisher=Tower Mint |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>

Several one-off coins were minted. What is claimed to be the world's first holographic coin is a 1996 platinum Noble whose viking ship's sail is made from a patterned hologram.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reconnaissance.net/holography-news/issues/february-2016/ |title=Making a Mint: Holographic Coins |date=February 2016 |publisher=Reconnaissance Holographic News |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> A one-quarter ounce bimetallic coin, ring made of gold with the center platinum, was minted in 1995. A one-ounce bimetallic coin, ring of silver with a center of gold, was produced in 2009. A one-ounce [[palladium]] coin was issued in 2012. There were 26, five-ounce platinum coins minted in 1986 and another 15 coins in 1988. The same amount of ten-ounce platinum coins were also released in 1986 and 1988. The 2017 and 2018 silver coins came in both proof and reverse proof versions.

The following table shows mintages of [[Proof coinage|proof coins]] unless noted with a (b).


<small>NR - Mintage numbers not released<br>
<small>NR - Mintage numbers not released<br>
(b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin</small>
(b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin</small>


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|+ Mintages for platinum coins<ref name="a1901">{{cite book |title=2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901–2000 |edition=47th |date=2019 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=978-1-4402-4896-2}}</ref><ref name="a2001">{{cite book |title=2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 2001–Date |edition=14th |date=2019 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=978-1-4402-4897-9}}</ref>
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! 2017
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| 5,500
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| 15,000
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== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Money}}
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
* [[Angel (Manx coin)]]
* [[Bullion]]
* [[Bullion coin]]
* [[Gold as an investment]]
* [[Inflation hedge]]
* [[Noble (English coin)]]
* [[Noble (English coin)]]
* [[Platinum as an investment]]
* [[Silver as an investment]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Birds on coins]]
== External links ==
[[Category:Ships on coins]]
*[http://www.nwtmintbullion.com/platinum_nobles.php Images of Manx Noble]
[[Category:Bullion coins of the Isle of Man]]

[[Category:Gold bullion coins]]

[[Category:Silver bullion coins]]

[[Category:Coins]]
[[Category:Platinum bullion coins]]
[[Category:Bullion coins]]
[[Category:Palladium bullion coins]]



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Latest revision as of 12:38, 20 July 2024

This article is about the modern Manx coin. For the medieval English coin, see Noble (English coin).
Platinum Noble
Isle of Man
Value1 Noble
Mass31.1 g (1.0 troy oz)
Diameter32.7 mm (1.28 in)
Thickness2.38 mm (0.093 in)
EdgeReeded
Composition99.995% Pt
Years of minting1983-2016
Obverse
DesignQueen Elizabeth II
DesignerArnold Machin
Design date1967
Reverse
DesignA viking ship with four birds

The Manx Noble are platinum, gold or silver bullion coins distributed by the Isle of Man and minted by private companies. While platinum coins have been minted since the early 1800s, the Noble is the first platinum coin created for investors. The coins are not minted every year, but have an erratic schedule. Nobles are legal tender but they do not have a fixed face value; instead, like the Krugerrand or Mexico's Libertad, they are legal tender to the value of their precious metal content.

Specifications

[edit]

The platinum coins contains 99.5% platinum (.995 fine). The gold coins contains 99.99% gold (.9999 fine) and silver coins contains 99.9% silver (.999 fine).

Specifications[1]
Composition Weight
(troy oz) 		Weight
(grams) 		Diameter
(mm) 		Thickness
(mm)
Platinum 1 31.10 32.7 2.38
1⁄2 15.56 27.0
1⁄4 7.78 22.0
1⁄10 3.11 16.5
1⁄20 1.56 13.9
Gold 1 31.11 32.7
1⁄2 15.56 27.0
1⁄10 3.11 16.5
Silver 1 31.10 38.6 3.0

Design

[edit]

Obverse: It shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the text Isle of Man and Elizabeth II in capitals. There have been four different portraits of Queen Elizabeth used on the coins. The 1984 coin showed the second coin portrait, done when the Queen was in her early 40s. The third coin portrait, of the Queen in her 50s, was used between 1985 and 1997. The fourth portrait, of the 70-year old Queen, was used between 1998 and 2014. Since 2015, the fifth coin portrait has been used.

Reverse: shows a viking ship and four birds with the denomination. In small lettering beneath the ship, metal content, coin size and fineness are given. The design is framed by an elaborate Viking knit motif border with the island's coat of arms, the triskele, appearing at the top, above the ship's flag.

History

[edit]

The first platinum coins regularly minted were Russian platinum rubles from 1828 to 1845. Only occasional commemorative coins were minted till the 1970s when Isle of Man started regularly issuing commemorative platinum coins. Isle of Man has used three private mints to make their coins, the English Pobjoy Mint from 1983 until 2016, [2] Liechtenstein's Coin Investment Trust (CIT) in 2017, and the 2018 version was minted by the English Tower Mint.[3]

Several one-off coins were minted. What is claimed to be the world's first holographic coin is a 1996 platinum Noble whose viking ship's sail is made from a patterned hologram.[4] A one-quarter ounce bimetallic coin, ring made of gold with the center platinum, was minted in 1995. A one-ounce bimetallic coin, ring of silver with a center of gold, was produced in 2009. A one-ounce palladium coin was issued in 2012. There were 26, five-ounce platinum coins minted in 1986 and another 15 coins in 1988. The same amount of ten-ounce platinum coins were also released in 1986 and 1988. The 2017 and 2018 silver coins came in both proof and reverse proof versions.

The following table shows mintages of proof coins unless noted with a (b).

NR - Mintage numbers not released
(b) - Brilliant uncirculated finish. Not a proof coin

Mintages for platinum coins[5][6]
Year 1⁄20 oz 1⁄10 oz 1⁄4 oz 1⁄2 oz 1 oz
1983 1,700 (b)
94
1984 NR (b) NR (b)
5,000 2,000
1985 99,000 (b) NR (b)
5,000 3,000
1986 NR (b) 2,015  2,015 NR (b)
5,000 3,000
1987 NR (b) 3,250 3,000 NR (b)
5,000 3,000
1988 5,000 (b) 2,100 3,000 3,000
1989 10,000 5,000 (b) 750 3,000 3,000
1990 2,000
1994 250
1996 10,000
2016 NR 360 NR
Mintages for gold and silver coins[5][6]
Year Gold Silver
 1⁄4 oz   1⁄2 oz   1⁄2 oz  1 oz
1994 NR NR NR
2009 NR
2011 NR NR (b)
2012 NR
2016 NR
2017 5,500
2018 15,000

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Manx Noble". Colnect. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ^ "About us". Pobjoy Mint. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  3. ^ "2018 Isle of Man Noble". Tower Mint. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Making a Mint: Holographic Coins". Reconnaissance Holographic News. February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901–2000 (47th ed.). Krause Publications. 2019. ISBN 978-1-4402-4896-2.
  6. ^ a b 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 2001–Date (14th ed.). Krause Publications. 2019. ISBN 978-1-4402-4897-9.
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