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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Manx Cat
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
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The Isle of Man's annual Cat coinage series, launched in 1988 by the Pobjoy Mint, was one of the earliest bullion programs to aggressively target the collector-investor crossover market — a direct response to the success of the South African Krugerrand and the newly introduced American Gold Eagle. The Manx Cat series distinguished itself by changing the reverse design annually, a deliberate strategy to drive repeat purchases from collectors who would otherwise treat a one-troy-ounce gold coin as pure bullion.
The .9999 fineness here is notable: it exceeded the Krugerrand's .9167 and matched the Canadian Maple Leaf, positioning this issue explicitly against that coin in marketing materials of the period.