Owner Comments:
SERIES: ANGEL
FACE VALUE: 1 ANGEL
METAL: Ag .999
WEIGHT IN FINENESS (g): 31.103
DIAMETER (mm): 38.60
STRIKE: PROOF
EDGE: REEDED
MINTAGE: N/A
YEAR OF ISSUE: 2014
GUILDING: N/A
DESINERS: Ian Rank Broadley (obverse), Raphael Maklouf (reverse)
ENGRAVER: N/A
KM#: N/A
OBVERSE: Right-Facing profile of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the artists initials located in the extreme lower right shoulder of the effigy. The Monarch, year of issue, country of issue, and triskelion’s are displayed around the rim. Denticles extend from the bottom of the rim and continue around the entire circumference of the coin. This is the second coin in the series on which the Ian Rank Broadley designed effigy was in use. In 2017 the I.R.B design was replaced by the 5th effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II designed by Jody Collins. The IRB effigy replaced the Raphael Maklouf Portrait which was in use from 1985 to 1997, and appears on the first coin of the series.
REVERSE: Archangel Michael slaying the dragon. The small coat of arms of The Isle of Man is located directly above the halo with a Viking knit motif embellishment emerging from behind it and continuing around the entire circumference of the coin. The metal, fineness, weight, and denomination of the coin are displayed at the bottom, below the dragon. To the lower left of the coin at 7 o'clock below the dragon’s body is the privy mark "U" centered in a hexagon. The privy mark is an indication denoting the bullion strike or quality, "U" for "Uncirculated". Also below the dragon at 8 o'clock are the initials "PM" for Pobjoy Mint. This design positions the Archangel Michael right hand facing with the dragon's head to the left side of the Archangel Michael, his spear in his right hand and the shield in his left.
NOTES: This is the first Non Proof 1oz Silver Angel minted, and the second coin in the series to have a privy mark. The first being the 2010 coin which had a "15" privy for the 15 anniversary of first Silver Angel Coin. This is the first Angel coin to display a "U" privy. The 2015 mint state will also have a "U" privy, followed by the "P" privy displayed on the 2016 Reverse Proof. The chemical symbol for silver and the fineness were altered from the previous 2010 coin. The 2010 coin display metal and fineness as "Ag 999" whilst on the 2014 they are displayed as "Ag.999.". The metal and fineness markings have changed several times, with the way they are depicted on this coin being the most common. The 2014 coin is the first in four consecutive to display the metal and fineness as such.