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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Bobsleigh
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Silver (.500) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left arc and COOK ISLANDS along the right arc, with the date 2002 positioned in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a mirror-like proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands became one of the most prolific issuers of commemorative coinage in the Pacific from the 1970s onward, a revenue strategy enabled by its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The 2002 Winter Olympics series, of which this bobsleigh piece is part, targeted the collector market rather than any circulation function — .500 silver kept production costs low enough to maximize margin on face-value issues that would never see a till.