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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Balinese Cat
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 1 Crown |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The sovereign's name and issuer appear in the surrounding legend, with the date and designer's initials IRB incorporated below the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Isle of Man's long-running cat series, launched in 1988, became one of the more commercially successful topical programs of the modern commemorative era — not through accident but through deliberate targeting of the burgeoning coin-and-collectibles crossover market that grew sharply in the 1990s. The Pobjoy Mint, which struck most of these issues under license from the Manx government, produced the series in multiple metals and finishes simultaneously, meaning the copper-nickel business strike was always the entry-level piece in a tiered release structure.
The Balinese, a long-haired variant of the Siamese developed in the United States during the mid-20th century, was recognized by major cat registries only from the 1970s onward.