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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Aerial Skiing
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a dynamic high-relief depiction of an aerial freestyle skier captured inverted at the apex of a jump, skis crossed and extended above the figure, arms outstretched for balance, with a mountainous snowy landscape and stylized conifer trees rendered in the background. The arc of the upper periphery carries the legend WINTER GAMES 2002 to the left and SALT LAKE CITY to the right, separated by the tips of the skis. The denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower periphery within a raised border separating the legend from the central design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands leaned heavily on its licensing arrangements with the New Zealand Mint through the late 1990s and early 2000s to produce a flood of themed commemorative dollars, most tied to Olympic and Commonwealth sports cycles. This piece was issued in the lead-up to the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Half-silver at 20 grams was a deliberate cost decision that kept production economical while still qualifying the issue as silver for collector marketing purposes.