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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Shorthair Cat - colored version
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Reverse description | Three Exotic Shorthair cats depicted seated and facing the viewer, rendered in applied color. A triskeles device within a heraldic shield appears at the top of the field, while birds in flight are shown in the mid-ground background. A fourth cat is shown standing on a platform in the lower right. The denomination and mint mark appear in the legend. |
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| Mint | (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
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The Isle of Man's cat crown series, running since 1988, is one of the longest-running annual coin programs from any British Crown Dependency, with the feline subject chosen partly to capitalize on the island's association with the tailless Manx breed. The British Shorthair issues within the series represent a deliberate pivot toward internationally recognized pedigree breeds rather than the native Manx, broadening collector appeal in overseas markets — particularly Japan, where the series developed a significant following through the 1990s and 2000s.
Pobjoy Mint struck these on behalf of the Manx government. The colored variant was applied after striking using a resin-based process introduced to the series in the early 2000s.