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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Cobb and Co
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS 2016 along the right. The denomination $1 appears at the base of the design, flanked by the specifications 25g and Ag 925, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed high-relief scene depicts a Cobb & Co horse-drawn stagecoach in full motion, pulled by three horses at a spirited pace across a rural Australian landscape. Four passengers and a driver are seated atop the coach, which features a canopied roof with luggage secured beneath. In the left background, a colonial-era timber building with a verandah and fenced yard is framed by native trees, evoking the pioneering transport heritage of nineteenth-century Australia. The curved legend COBB & CO - PIONEERING TRANSPORT arcs along the upper periphery of the field. |
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Cobb & Co operated the dominant coaching network across colonial Australia from 1853, eventually running over 6,000 miles of routes and carrying both passengers and gold during the Victorian rushes. The Cook Islands has issued a prolific run of commemorative dollars honoring Australian and British colonial history under license arrangements that have little connection to the islands themselves — a funding mechanism common among Pacific microstates since the 1970s.