The Pobjoy Mint on the the Isle of Man began producing the Gold Cat Coins in 1988. A different cat is chosen each year for the reverse design. The obverse of the coins features the official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.The Cat Gold Coins are struck in pure .9999 fine gold in 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, and 1 ounce sizes (see chart below for relative sizes). The cat coins are minted in limited quantities. We offer One Ounce versions of most years as well as many fractional size coins for the collector.