The annual Toy Fair season in America in 2004 brought a new type of Beanie into the word. The "I love" Beanies.
First came the "I love" City Bears, followed by the "I love" State Bears, and eventually there were even a few "I love" Country Bears.
The "I love" Bears are so called as they have on their chests the motto "I Y" followed by the City, State or Country.