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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Battle of Salamis
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Third-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings, with a pearl necklace visible at the truncation, engraved by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2010 curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR appears in large characters along the lower rim, flanked by raised bullet points. The engraver's initials RDM are incused at the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2010 RDM · 1 DOLLAR · |
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The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC was arguably the engagement that preserved Greek civilization from Persian absorption — Themistocles lured Xerxes' numerically superior fleet into the narrow strait where maneuverability was negated and Athenian triremes could exploit their disciplined ramming tactics. The Persian defeat effectively ended Xerxes' campaign in Greece, though he had already burned Athens.
Cook Islands became a prolific issuer of commemorative silver crowns from the 1970s onward, producing themed series for a global collector market rather than domestic circulation. KM#771 falls within that program.