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1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II Turkish Cat
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as executed by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 1995 and mint initials RDM PM positioned in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Isle of Man's annual Cat coinage program, launched in 1988, shifted feline subjects each year — the Turkish Van appeared in 1995, part of a collector-driven series that made the Treasury's bullion and proof issues a reliable annual revenue stream throughout the 1990s. Produced by Pobjoy Mint on behalf of the Treasury, these pieces were struck in fractional gold weights calibrated to match half-troy-ounce bullion formats without technically claiming that denomination.
KM#445 corresponds to the proof issue. The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold strikes Pobjoy produced at that time.