This dramatic uncirculated commemorative Crown was issued by the government of the Isle of Man to honor the soldiers of World War II who exemplified the bravery and self-sacrifice that saw the allies to victory over the forces of Facism. This Crown bears the impression of The Victoria Cross imposed over a scene depicting British and Commonwealth soldiers battling against the Axis. With partroopers in the background, one lone annonymous soldier with a bazooka heroically stands his ground as he take aim at an approaching Panzer unit, even as the he is under the narrowing hail of bullets from the panzer