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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, 1 DOLLAR along the upper field, and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, all in raised Latin lettering. The date 2011 is positioned centrally in the lower field beneath the bust. The portrait is rendered with fine detail, capturing the Queen's tiara and hair styling characteristic of the fourth definitive effigy used on Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS IRB 2011 |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under its own authority since 1972, though the pieces circulate nowhere and exist entirely for the collector market. The Diamond Jubilee issue preceded the actual jubilee by a full year — 2012 marked the sixty-year anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession, not 2011 — placing this squarely in the category of anticipatory releases timed to retail windows rather than the event itself.