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The synthesis and structural characterization of the novel [MnIII,IV2O2(N,Nbispicen)2](ClO4)3·CH3CN complex employing the tetradentate ligand N,Nbispicen = N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane are reported. Magnetic properties were determined and show that the ground state is a spin doublet. This can be quantitatively interpreted by antiferromagnetic coupling between a Mn(III) high spin and a Mn(IV) (J = −316 cm−1). The 16 line solution EPR spectrum exhibits an unusual splitting in the low field resonances. The following rhombic tensors were needed to simulate the EPR spectrum: |A1x|= 160 10−4 cm−1, |A1y| = 144 10−4 cm−1, |A1z|= 109 10−4 cm−1, |A2x|= 69 10−4 cm−1, |A2y| = 72 10−4 cm−1, |A2z| = 75 10−4 cm−1, gx = 2.001, gy = 1.996, gz = 1.984. The classical ligand field theory of local [gIII] and [gIV] tensors implemented with the first order perturbation theory to describe the properties of the pair does not result in a satisfying description of the [g1/2] tensor unless a large reduction in the spin-orbit constant is invoked. A simplified version of second-order perturbation theory leads to effects in qualitative agreement with experiment but weak as expected from the large |J| value. The magnitude of these effects depends, however, on the anisotropy effects on each Mn ion. It is suggested that determination of the anisotropy of the magnetic properties of the monomeric Mn(III) and Mn(IV) moieties would be a valuable goal for a future study of these mixed valent dimanganese-di-μ-oxo complexes. The complex exhibits two quasi-reversible waves in the cyclic voltammogram, one at E1/2 = 0.18 V vs SCE for the III/IV █ III/III couple and the other at E1/2 = 0.98 V vs SCE for the III/IV █ IV/IV couple. The UV-Vis spectra of the three redox states have been recorded spectroelectrochemically.