Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, date below
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS
1975
Reverse description
Tangaroa, ancient god of creation, water, the ocean, navigation and the heavens, encircled by fifteen stars representing the fifteen Cook Islands. This rare carved Tiki divides the denominations.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
$1 $1
JB
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra,Australia (1965-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) FM Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage
1972 - - 31 000 1972 - Proof - 17 000 1973 - - 49 000 1973 - Proof - 13 000 1974 - - 20 000 1974 - Proof - 7 300 1975 - - 29 000 1975 FM - Matte - 2 251 1975 FM - Proof - 21 000 1975 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1 001 1976 FM - Matte - 1 001 1976 FM - Proof - 18 000 1976 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1 066 1977 FM - Matte - 1 171 1977 FM - Proof - 5 986 1977 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1 002 1979 FM - Matte - 1 000 1979 FM - Proof - 4 058 1979 FM - Special Uncirculated - 500 1983 - - 1983 - BU - 1983 - Proof - 10 000