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1 Dollar - Charles III Battle of Normandy
| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylized rendering of the Monument Les Braves sculpture, depicting three abstract stainless-steel forms rising dynamically from a textured field representing the Normandy shoreline. The upper field bears the legend MONUMENT LES BRAVES in incuse lettering arcing across the upper periphery. In the lower central field, an inset circular cameo displays the right-facing effigy of King Charles III with the surrounding legend ONE DOLLAR · CHARLES III · COOK ISLANDS, accompanied by the engraver's initials DT. Flanking inscriptions in the lower field read 6 JUNE 1944 to the left and 1OZ .9999 AG to the right, all rendered in a polished proof finish contrasting with the frosted sculptural elements. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Battle of Normandy — the full campaign running from the June 6 landings through the closing of the Falaise Pocket in late August 1944 — resulted in over 425,000 Allied and German casualties before Army Group B was effectively destroyed. Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollar series under New Zealand monetary arrangements since the 1970s, with silver issues largely produced for the collector market rather than any domestic circulation.