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Isle of Man
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Mackay 55; Pridmore 16; KM 9
AE/copper penny; Engraved by Lewis Pingo and struck at the Royal Mint, London. 15.92 g., 34.31 mm. max., 180°
Obv: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA •, Laureate bust of George III facing right, 1786 below.
Rev: QUOCUNQUE IECERIS • STABIT [whithersoever you throw it, it will stand] triskeles in center.
Engrailed/milled edge.
The Isle of Man was granted to the Stanley family in perpetuity by the English King Henry IV. It was inherited by the Duke of Atholl in 1736 but became part of the United Kingdom on June 21, 1765 when it was purchased back from the Atholl family by the Act of Revestment for 70,000 pounds and an annuity of 2,000 pounds. The Act brought the Island under UK customs service control specifically to prevent the Island from being used for smuggling. The 1786 copper coins bearing the effigy of King George III first were the first issue of coins for the Island under British rule. This was eleven years before copper pence were circulated on the mainland.
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![Isle of Man
Mackay 55; Pridmore 16; KM 9
AE/copper penny; Engraved by Lewis Pingo and struck at the Royal Mint, London. 15.92 g., 34.31 mm. max., 180°
Obv: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA •, Laureate bust of George III facing right, 1786 below.
Rev: QUOCUNQUE IECERIS • STABIT [whithersoever you throw it, it will stand] triskeles in center.
Engrailed/milled edge.
The Isle of Man was granted to the Stanley family in perpetuity by the English King Henry IV. It was inherited by the Duke of Atholl in 1736 but became part of the United Kingdom on June 21, 1765 when it was purchased back from the Atholl family by the Act of Revestment for 70,000 pounds and an annuity of 2,000 pounds. The Act brought the Island under UK customs service control specifically to prevent the Island from being used for smuggling. The 1786 copper coins bearing the effigy of King George III first were the first issue of coins for the Island under British rule. This was eleven years before copper pence were circulated on the mainland.](albums/userpics/22787/normal_IOM_1786_penny.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Isle of Man
Mackay 55; Pridmore 16; KM 9
AE/copper penny; Engraved by Lewis Pingo and struck at the Royal Mint, London. 15.92 g., 34.31 mm. max., 180°
Obv: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA •, Laureate bust of George III facing right, 1786 below.
Rev: QUOCUNQUE IECERIS • STABIT [whithersoever you throw it, it will stand] triskeles in center.
Engrailed/milled edge.
The Isle of Man was granted to the Stanley family in perpetuity by the English King Henry IV. It was inherited by the Duke of Atholl in 1736 but became part of the United Kingdom on June 21, 1765 when it was purchased back from the Atholl family by the Act of Revestment for 70,000 pounds and an annuity of 2,000 pounds. The Act brought the Island under UK customs service control specifically to prevent the Island from being used for smuggling. The 1786 copper coins bearing the effigy of King George III first were the first issue of coins for the Island under British rule. This was eleven years before copper pence were circulated on the mainland.")
