Look behind the scenes of Pobjoy Mint in 1978

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The BBC a few days ago shared this quite interesting video on Facebook that they came across in their archives.

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Very informative film. Interesting to see how it was done in those days. And there was a glimpse of designer Leslie Lindsay. The pound coin was not liked by the Manx, though. It was too thin and too close to the 5 pence coin in size, despite what Mr Pobjoy maintained.

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Click on the link below to read a little more about the prototype pound coin that Mr Pobjoy mentioned, and also about the 5 pound coin that he and the Manx authorities hoped would become a regular circulation coin.

Isle of Man circulation 1 and 5 pound coins