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1/25 Crown - Elizabeth II Blue British Short Hair Cat
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1/25 Crown |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 999·9 Au 1/25 oz. CROWN PM |
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The Isle of Man's annual cat coin series, running continuously since 1988, became one of the more commercially successful bullion-adjacent programs of the late 20th century — less for monetary function than for the collector market it cultivated. The 1/25 Crown format in .9999 gold sits at the smaller end of fractional issues, produced primarily for the gift and novelty trade rather than serious bullion stacking.
The Blue British Shorthair designation for 1999 reflects the Pobjoy Mint's practice of varying the featured breed annually, a marketing mechanism that drove set-completion purchases.