The Milner’s Tower was built in 1871 by the residents of Port Erin in honuor of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Obverse: Right facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the " Girls of Great Britain and Ireland " Tiara.

It is a special edition that was issued on the Isle of Man, so you won’t find it in general circulation in the UK, however, it is not uncommon to find coins from there in your change. He also contributed to building a church and helping the local area survive and thrive long after the mines had closed. Since the coin was not issued by the Royal Mint, but rather the Isle of Man, the mintage figures are low.THIS AUCTION IS FOR 1 COIN ISLE OF MAN 50 PENCE 2014 OBVERSE: ELIZABETH THE SECOND REVERSE: Milner's Tower.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Members from this site want to exchange it: floyd1, Bakelis, YnCaptan, karlscoinsuk, AVENGER67, Twotone, akadotour, kandadaisrikanth9741, lorenzi, hambi, turnsti, Quetzalkoala, eng. The tower was built in the shape of a lock in honour of Milner who was a great benefactor of the town. Built in 1871 by the residences of Port Erin in honour of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker (hence the shape of the tower in the form of a lock), who was a great benefactor of the town. As of 31st October 2021 we will be charging postage at the following rates (we are aware some photographs say free postage in the corner of the photo and will be changing these as and when we can).Around the top of the coin are the words MILNER’S TOWER and the Isle of Man three-legged symbol on each side. At that time, the Isle of Man approached the Royal Mint to request its own versions of these decimal coins.

The Milner’s Tower 50p is quite unique as it was issued on the Isle of Man between 2004 and 2016 as a standard edition 50p; but how much is it worth today? The Milner's Tower was built in 1871 by the residents of Port Erin in honor of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker. I have done a few swaps in the last few weeks, but sent out hundreds of requests, to get only a small number of responses back. The tower was built in the shape of a lock and key to represent Milner’s safe-making days which brought him the wealth he shared with locals. million Jemima Puddle-Duck 50p coins were struck, making it the second most scarce commemorative 50p design (excluding the Olympic 50p series) !Most definatives were minted in very high numbers but the point is, for fun collectors, to look for those rare definitive years and if you include them then you will only increase the interest! The tower was meant to be built in secret as a surprise, but once Milner found out he donated much of the building cost.

However, some collectors may struggle to complete their Beatrix Potter set as it’s been revealed that only 2. million fewer ‘Comedies’ coins were struck than ‘tragedies’, likely having an impact on collectability in the future. The Milner's Tower was built in 1871 by the residents of Port Erin in honuor of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker. On the obverse side is a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing her “Girls of Great Britain and Ireland” tiara. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US.Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin.