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1/5 Crown - Elizabeth II Manx Cat
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed by Raphael Maklouf. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in high relief within the coin's field, with the legend ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN arcing above and the date 1988 PM appearing below, flanking the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man's annual bullion cat series, launched in 1988 by the Manx government through the Pobjoy Mint, was a direct commercial response to the success of South Africa's Krugerrand and the newly issued Chinese Panda. The Manx Cat was positioned as a collector-bullion hybrid from the outset, with the reverse design changed every year — a deliberate strategy to drive annual demand from both investors and numismatists simultaneously.
The .9999 fineness distinguishes this issue from many contemporaries; the Krugerrand, by contrast, used .9167 gold. Pobjoy struck these under license from the Manx Treasury.