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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Abyssinian Cat, Silver
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and jewellery. The legend ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN is inscribed around the upper periphery, with the date 2010 and the engraver's initials IRB appearing in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 2010 PM - Proof - 10,000 |
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The Isle of Man's long-running cat crown series, launched in 1988, became one of the more commercially successful topical programs in modern commemorative coinage — unusual in that the Manx cat, native to the island, gave the series genuine local relevance rather than the cynical wildlife theming common to small-jurisdiction issues. The Abyssinian entry sits near the tail end of the series' most active period, by which point the program had expanded well beyond native breeds into a broad catalog of pedigreed cats with no particular connection to Man.