This coin was the seventeenth issue of what has become the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series, first issued in 1988. Affectionately known as "Tonks", the Tonkinese is a relatively new breed and is the result of crossing Siamese and Burmese breeds. The result is a cat that has the best qualities of each. The breed is warm, loving and highly intelligent and makes a wonderful companion. The fur is short, soft and shiny and their bodies are slender with long legs. The reverse of the 2004 coin depicts a pair of delightful kittens enthralled by a butterfly. This beautiful uncirculated cat crown from the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series makes a unique gift idea that will please the most discriminating cat lover and has become a favorite of collectors of world coins with animal themes.