BREED NUMBERS / CODES |
GEMS code |
Breed |
Old breed no. |
ABY n |
Usual Abyssinian |
23 |
ABY o |
Sorrel Abyssinian |
23a |
ABY a |
Blue Abyssinian |
23c |
ABY b |
Chocolate Abyssinian |
23b |
ABY c |
Lilac Abyssinian |
23d |
ABY d |
Red Abyssinian (sex-linked) |
23f |
ABY e |
Cream Abyssinian (sex-linked) |
23g |
ABY f |
Usual Tortie Abyssinian |
23t |
ABY g |
Blue Tortie Abyssinian |
23ct |
ABY h |
Chocolate Tortie Abyssinian |
23bt |
ABY j |
Lilac Tortie Abyssinian |
23dt |
ABY p |
Fawn Abyssinian |
23e |
ABY q |
Sorrel Tortie Abyssinian |
23at |
ABY r |
Fawn Tortie Abyssinian |
23et |
ABY ns |
Usual Silver Abyssinian * |
23s |
*In both systems adding ‘s’ to the breed number indicates ‘silver’ eg a Blue Tortie Silver Aby would be 23cts under the old GCCF system and ABY gs under the GEMS system |
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RUS a |
Russian Blue |
16a |
RUS n |
Russian Black |
16a 15 |
RUS w 64 |
Russian White |
16a 14c |
RUS w 61 |
Blue-eyed Russian White* |
16a 14 |
RUS w 63 |
Odd-eyed Russian White* |
16a 14b |
*Registered on the Reference Register with no progression: cannot be shown in pedigree competition or bred from |
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NEB |
Nebelung |
69 |
NEB v |
Shorthair Nebelung variant* |
69v |
*The result of allowed outcrosses to Russian Blues: cannot be shown in pedigree competition (although can be shown for an individual assessment), but can be used in Nebelung breeding programmes |
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SHOW ABBREVIATIONS |
Gender |
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M F MN
FN K |
Male Female Neutered Male Neutered
Female Kitten |
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Awards |
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1,2,3,4,5 |
Placing in Breed/Colour class, 1st, 2nd etc. |
BoB |
Best of Breed - awarded separately to the best cat, kitten and neuter in each breed |
CC |
Challenge Certificate - three are needed for the Champion (Ch) title. A cat must be 9 months old to compete for titles |
PC |
Premier Certificate - three are needed for the Premier (Pr) title, the equivalent of Champion for neutered cats |
IC |
Intermediate Certificate (this level removed w.e.f. 26 October 2013) |
Merit |
Merit Certificate - awarded to newer breeds on the first rung of progression to Championship status - in RACCS, just Nebelungs following the promotion of Red/Cream/Tortie Abyssinians to championship status in 2020 |
GCC |
Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Champions can compete for these. Three are needed for the title of Grand Champion (GrCh) |
GPC |
Grand Premier Certificate - as for the above, but for full Premier-titled cats competing to be Grand Premier (GrPr) |
IGCC |
Imperial Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Grand Champions can compete for these. Five are needed for the title Imperial Grand Champion (IGrCh) |
IGPC |
Imperial Grand Premier Certificate - as for IGCCs, but the neutered equivalent for Grand Premiers only |
OGCC |
Olympian Grand Challenge Certificate - only full Imperial titled cats can compete for these, the highest level of competition at normal shows - five certificates are needed for the title Olympian Bronze, another five for Olympian Silver and a further five for Olympian Gold Imperial Grand Champion (OBIGrCh, OSIGrCh, OGIGrCh) |
OGPC |
Olympian Grand Premier Certificate - as for OGCCs for neutered cats |
UKGCC |
UK Grand Challenge Certificate - only awarded at the GCCF's own show, the Supreme Show. Only Imperial and Olympian-titled cats can compete for these certificates - two are needed for the UK title. |
UKGPC |
UK Grand Premier Certificate - as for UKGCC |
Res |
Reserve certificate (ie runner-up) |
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Equivalent awards are also made to
household pets, starting with MasterCat awards, then Grand
MasterCat, Imperial Grand MasterCat and Olympian Grand MasterCat. |