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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Alpine Ski
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley (obverse) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2005 |
| Reverse description | The central field depicts a dynamic scene of an alpine skier in a full racing tuck, helmeted and crouched low beside a slalom gate flag, rendered in high relief against the polished proof field. Behind the skier, an elaborate domed baroque-style building — evocative of a grand European venue — is engraved in intricate architectural detail across the mid-ground. The legend ALPINE SKI arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower border, both in serif Latin capitals. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, with the program expanding aggressively in the 1990s and 2000s to cover virtually every Olympic discipline ahead of the 2006 Turin Winter Games. This piece belongs to that run — produced primarily for the collector market rather than any meaningful circulation within the islands themselves, whose residents use the New Zealand dollar in practice.
KM# 1308 is one of several alpine-themed issues from this period struck at the Pobjoy Mint under contract.