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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 1934·1938·1982 Football World Cup Winner
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, both incuse in the outer border. The date 2001 appears in raised numerals at the base of the coin below the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands ran an extended commemorative dollar program through the 1990s and early 2000s that leaned heavily on global sporting events, producing a large volume of .500 fine silver issues aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than circulation. This piece references three World Cup winners — the 1934 and 1938 Italian victories under the fascist regime of Mussolini, who reportedly pressured referees and used the tournament as explicit propaganda, and the 1982 Spanish tournament where Italy again claimed the title, Paolo Rossi having returned from a match-fixing ban just months before the competition began.