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1 Cent - Elizabeth II Rooster
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, rendered in fine detail after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The truncated bust faces right, with the Queen's hair styled in characteristic curls beneath the diadem. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2003 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2003 |
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The 2003 Cook Islands cent series incorporated the Chinese zodiac as a circulation design strategy — an unusual move for a Pacific territory whose numismatic program has long targeted collector markets rather than everyday commerce. The rooster corresponds to the Chinese year 4701, falling in 1993 on the standard Gregorian cycle, making the 2003 date a decade removed from the zodiac year it ostensibly honors.