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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 1998 Football World Cup Winner
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen with a diademed and draped bust. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, and the date 2001 appears in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands issued a run of commemorative dollars through the late 1990s and early 2000s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves — this piece marking France's 1998 World Cup victory is a product of that pipeline. France beat Brazil 3–0 in the Saint-Denis final, with Zinedine Zidane scoring twice in the first half.
The three-year gap between the tournament and this coin's issue date suggests a secondary or licensed pressing rather than an official commemorative release.