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1/5 Crown - Elizabeth II New York Alley Cat, Gold
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 999.9 Au. 1/5 oz. CROWN |
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The "New York Alley Cat" belongs to a quirky series of cat-themed gold issues struck by the Pobjoy Mint for the Isle of Man — a jurisdiction that leaned heavily into novelty coinage during the 1980s and 1990s as a revenue stream, exploiting its fiscal independence from the UK to issue legal tender pieces that the Royal Mint would never sanction. The alley cat subjects were aimed squarely at the American collector market, a deliberate commercial decision rather than any numismatic or historical imperative.