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1 Crown - Elizabeth II New York Alley Cat
| Issuer | Isle of Man Treasury |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1990 PM - - 1990 PM - Proof - 250 |
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The Isle of Man Treasury issued a lengthy series of cat-themed crowns through the late 1980s and 1990s, targeting the collector market aggressively during a period when the island was establishing itself as a prolific producer of commemorative coinage. The New York Alley Cat belongs to this run — not a breed coin in the conventional sense, but a nod to the feral urban cat population of New York City, an unusual subject for a sovereign-adjacent issue.
Mintage controls on Isle of Man commemoratives of this period were inconsistently documented, which complicates accurate population estimates today.