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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Arthur Wellesley
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse lettering | ARTHUR WELLESLEY 1769 · 1852 ONE DOLLAR |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in June 1815 — a battle decided in part by the timely arrival of Prussian forces under Blücher, a fact Wellington himself was careful to acknowledge. Cook Islands has issued a long-running series of portrait dollars commemorating historical figures, typically in .500 silver at this weight, keeping production costs low enough for the souvenir and collector market rather than any pretense of circulation.