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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 893547, member: 6229"]You probably know the Isle of Man issues coins featuring cats on them and, if so, you know the Isle of Man has an indiginous cat named the <b>Manx Cat</b>. In 1970 and 1975 it issued circulating coinage featuring the <b>Manx Cat</b>, and in 1988 a <b>Manx Cat</b> adorned the reverse of silver and gold collector coins minted by the Pobjoy Mint (NCLT and proof) In 1989, Isle of Man, authorized the issuance of those collectors' coins featuring different breeds of cats on an annual basis. </p><p><font face="Arial">. </font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>1997 was the 10th Anniversary of that 1988 Crown coin that featured the <b><u>Manx Cat</u></b>. A <b><u>Manx Cat</u></b> is the centerpiece on the reverse of a 1997 silver (75mm 9.2495 oz. ASW) proof 10 Crown coin. As you will see (coin photo courtesy of wbbc-online) the coin also features the reverses of 10 cat coins:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://wbcc-online.com/ctry-h-i/manxcat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wbcc-online.com/ctry-h-i/manxcat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://wbcc-online.com/ctry-h-i/manxcat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Keep reading. I will try to provide links to photos of the 10 cat coins (These coins were struck in cupro-nickel, 1 oz. silver and various amounts of gold (1/25 ounce, 1/10 ounce, 1/5 ounce, 1/2 ounce and 1 ounce). Photos courtesy of Pobjoy Mint's centercoin website:</p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1988 Manx Cat Coin (12:00)</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u><br /></u></i></b> </p><p><font face="Arial">http:<a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1988_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1988_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1988_cat.jpg</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>:</p><p><b><i><u>1989 Persian Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1989_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1989_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1989_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1990 New York Alley Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1990_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1990_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1990_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1991 Norwegian Forest Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1991_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1991_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1991_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1992 Siamese Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1992_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1992_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1992_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1993 Maine Coon Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u><br /></u></i><u> </u></b></p><p><b><u></u></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1993_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1993_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1993_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1994 Japanese Bobtail Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1994_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1994_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1994_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1995 Turkish Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1995_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1995_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1995_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1996 Burmese Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1996_cat.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1996_cat.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1996_cat.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>1997 Long Haired Smoke Cat Coin:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/1997/97_cat.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/1997/97_cat.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/1997/97_cat.gif</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Want to see some of the original circulation <b><u>Manx Cat </u></b>coins? The first two photos courtesy of wcoins.com:</p><p> </p><p><b><i>1970 Crown:</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b> </p><p><a href="http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>1975 25 Pence:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following coin photo courtesy of worldcoingallery.com:</p><p> </p><p><b><i>1980-1983 Penny:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/93-59&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km59%201%20Penny%20(1980-1983)%20Manx%20Cat&query=Isle%20Man%20cat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/93-59&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km59%201%20Penny%20(1980-1983)%20Manx%20Cat&query=Isle%20Man%20cat" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/93-59&desc=Isle of Man km59 1 Penny (1980-1983) Manx Cat&query=Isle Man cat</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Did you enjoy?</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 893547, member: 6229"]You probably know the Isle of Man issues coins featuring cats on them and, if so, you know the Isle of Man has an indiginous cat named the [B]Manx Cat[/B].[FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT]In 1970 and 1975 it issued circulating coinage featuring the [B]Manx Cat[/B], and in 1988 a [B]Manx Cat[/B] adorned the reverse of silver and gold collector coins minted by the Pobjoy Mint (NCLT and proof) In 1989, Isle of Man, authorized the issuance of those collectors' coins featuring different breeds of cats on an annual basis. [FONT=Arial]. [/FONT]1997 was the 10th Anniversary of that 1988 Crown coin that featured the [B][U]Manx Cat[/U][/B][U][/U]. A [B][U]Manx Cat[/U][/B][U][/U] is the centerpiece on the reverse of a 1997 silver (75mm 9.2495 oz. ASW) proof 10 Crown coin. As you will see (coin photo courtesy of wbbc-online) the coin also features the reverses of 10 cat coins: [URL]http://wbcc-online.com/ctry-h-i/manxcat.jpg[/URL] Keep reading. I will try to provide links to photos of the 10 cat coins (These coins were struck in cupro-nickel, 1 oz. silver and various amounts of gold (1/25 ounce, 1/10 ounce, 1/5 ounce, 1/2 ounce and 1 ounce). Photos courtesy of Pobjoy Mint's centercoin website: [B][I][U]1988 Manx Cat Coin (12:00) [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U] [FONT=Arial]http:[url]www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1988_cat.jpg[/url] [/FONT]: [B][I][U]1989 Persian Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1989_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1990 New York Alley Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1990_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1991 Norwegian Forest Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1991_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1992 Siamese Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1992_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1993 Maine Coon Cat Coin: [/U][/I][U] [/u][/B][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1993_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1994 Japanese Bobtail Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1994_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1995 Turkish Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1995_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1996 Burmese Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/cat/1996_cat.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]1997 Long Haired Smoke Cat Coin: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][URL]http://www.centercoin.com/images/pobjoy/1997/97_cat.gif[/URL] Want to see some of the original circulation [B][U]Manx Cat [/U][/B][U][/U]coins? The first two photos courtesy of wcoins.com: [B][I]1970 Crown: [/I][/B][I][/I] [URL]http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm[/URL] [B][I]1975 25 Pence: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://www.wcoins.com/imagegallery/IsleofMan.htm[/URL] The following coin photo courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: [B][I]1980-1983 Penny: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/93-59&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km59%201%20Penny%20(1980-1983)%20Manx%20Cat&query=Isle%20Man%20cat[/URL] Did you enjoy? Clinker[/QUOTE]
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