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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Gimli
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | Full-length portrait of Gimli the Dwarf, depicted in detailed chainmail armour and helmet, holding a battle-axe upright in his right hand and standing in a three-quarter pose facing left. The character's name GIMLI appears in runic-style lettering at the upper centre of the field, flanked on both sides by ornamental Celtic knotwork border panels that frame the entire composition. The THE LORD OF THE RINGS franchise logo is rendered in decorative script along the lower portion of the field, with the copyright notice © NLP (s22) in the lower left exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gimli, the dwarf warrior from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, appeared on Cook Islands bullion and collector issues as part of a licensed series following the commercial success of the Peter Jackson film trilogy — a franchise that generated over $2.9 billion at the box office and opened the door to decades of numismatic licensing agreements. Cook Islands has been one of the most prolific issuers of such themed legal tender, leveraging its currency arrangement with New Zealand to produce coins that are technically circulating currency but manufactured entirely for the collector market.
The posthumous Elizabeth II obverse dates the coin to the transitional period following her death in September 2022, before issuing authorities had fully migrated to Charles III portrait dies.