Editing Manx cat (section)

===Isle of Man national symbol===
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The Isle of Man uses the Manx cat as one of the symbols of the island nation and its unique culture. On [[Coins of the Manx pound|Isle of Man currency]], Manx cats are the subject of the reverse of four special commemorative [[Crown (British coin)|crown]] coins. The first two, issued in 1970 and 1975, are stand-alone releases in both copper-nickel and silver proofs, while the third, in 1988, inaugurated an ongoing series of annual cat coin issues that have also been produced in gold in various sizes; an almost-hidden Manx cat appears in the background on each of the 1989-onward releases featuring other breeds.<ref name="Treasury" /> A Manx, with a kitten, was the featured cat again in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=1⁄25 Crown - Elizabeth II Manx Cat |url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces55389.html |website=Numista |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>

A Manx cat, in stylized [[Celtic knotwork]] art, also appears on the island's 1980&ndash;83 penny. The breed figures on numerous [[Postage stamps and postal history of the Isle of Man|Isle of Man postage stamps]], including a 2011 series of six that reproduce the art from [[Victorian era]] Manx cat postcards,<ref name="ManxPost1" /><ref name="WOPA1" /> a 1996 one-stamp decorative sheetlet, one stamp in a 1994 tourism 10-stamp booklet, a 1996 five-stamp series of Manx cats around the world, and a 1989 set of the breed in various coat patterns, plus two high-value definitives of 1983 and 1989.<!--Just IoM stamps - there are many foreign ones, but not relevant here in this national section.--> The cat appears prominently as the subject of a large number of tourist goods and Manx pride items available on the island and over the Internet, serving (along with the [[triskelion]] and the four-horned [[Manx Loaghtan sheep]]) as an emblem of the Isle of Man.