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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Brontosaurus
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS IRB 2019 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has operated as a prolific novelty mint licensing vehicle since the 1970s, issuing coins under its name through arrangements with private minting companies — primarily the Pobjoy Mint and later various European houses — with no expectation of actual circulation. This piece is a product of that machinery rather than any monetary need.
The name "Brontosaurus" was formally resurrected in 2015 when a reclassification study by Tschopp, Mateus, and Novas separated it from Apatosaurus — a split that had been contested since the original synonymization in 1903. The coin's naming follows that restoration.