| Category I | PER | Persian Standard |
|---|---|---|
| General | Size | medium to large |
| Head | Shape | round and massive, well balanced, very broad skull |
| Forehead | rounded | |
| Cheeks | full | |
| Nose | short, broad, with a definite stop, but not a snub nose. The nose bridge and the nose leather must be wide. Nostrils well open, allowing free and easy passage of air. Stop to be between the eyes, neither above the upper eyelid nor below the lower eyelid | |
| Chin | strong | |
| Jaws | broad and powerful | |
| Expression | nice open | |
| Ears | Shape | small, round-tipped, well tufted |
| Placement | set very wide apart and rather low on the head | |
| Eyes | Shape | large, round and open, set wide apart |
| Colour | brilliant and expressive, as described in the appropriate colour variety, but pure in colour | |
| Neck | short and strong | |
| Body | cobby, low on legs, broad chest; massive shoulders and back, well muscled | |
| Legs | short, thick and strong | |
| Paws | large and round, firm; tufts between the toes are preferred | |
| Tail | short and bushy, slightly rounded tip but in proportion to the length of the body | |
| Coat | Structure | long and dense, fine and silky texture (not woolly); a full frill covers the shoulders and the chest |
| Colour | for recognised colour varieties refer to table below for more detailed descriptions, refer to the EMS list |
| Scale of Points | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | |
| Head | general shape, breadth and length of the nose, stop, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin placement, size and shape of the ears shape, size and placement of the eyes | 25 |
| Eye colour | 15 | |
| Body | shape, length, size, bone structure thickness and height of the legs, shape of the paws tail and its length | 25 |
| Coat | colour, markings and pattern, tipping and patching, points quality and texture length and density | 30 |
| Condition | 5 | |
| Recognized Colour Varieties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | EMS Code | *Remarks | |
| White | PER w 61/62/63/67 | A, B, C, F | |
| Solid | PER n/a/b/c/d/e | B | |
| Tortie | PER f/g/h/j | B | |
| Smoke | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s | B | |
| Silver shaded/shell | PER n/a/b/c s 11/12 | D | |
| PER d/e/f/g/h/j s 11/12 | B | ||
| Golden shaded/shell | PER n/a y 11/12 | D, H | |
| Tabby | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 22/23/24 | B, G | |
| Silver tabby | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 22/23/24 62/64 | B, E, G, I | |
| Golden tabby | PER n/a y 22/23/24 | D, H | |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 | A, B, C, J, K | |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 | B | ||
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour smoke | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 | A, B, C, J, K | |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 | B | ||
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour tabby | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 21 | A, B, C, J, K | |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 22/23/24 | B | ||
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour silver tabby | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 21 | A, B, C, J, K | |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 22/23/24 | B | ||
| Colourpoint | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 33 | F | |
| Tabby point colourpoint | PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 21 33 | F | |
| *Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eye colour | A | deep blue |
| B | copper or deep orange | |
| C | odd eyed: one eye deep blue, the other one copper or deep orange | |
| D | green or blue green; green is preferred; outlined with the colour of the tipping/pattern | |
| E | green | |
| F | deep blue, resulting from the Himalayan gene, to be as deep and pure as possible | |
| Coat colour | G | the tipping/pattern of the hair is dark |
| Misc. | H | cats with green and cats with copper/orange eye colour are judged in separate classes |
| I | all eye colours of Van/ Harlequin are judged together in the same class | |
| J | for Van/Harlequin add 61 or 62 or 63 to the EMS-code, depending on the eye colour | |
| K | Persians with extra long coats may show slightly diffused markings | |