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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Diana Princess of Wales
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and drop earrings, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field of the coin. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and COOK ISLANDS to the right, with 1 DOLLAR inscribed along the upper arc. The date 2008 appears in the lower exergue. The gold-plated surface imparts a warm, lustrous finish to the finely detailed portrait. |
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| Mintage | 2008 |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under royal warrant since the 1970s, and the Diana memorial series is among the most commercially produced of the lot — struck in large numbers for the collector market rather than circulation, with gold-plated copper-nickel used specifically to hit a retail price point accessible to non-numismatists. KM# 1056 is one of several Diana-themed issues the territory produced in the years following the 1997 Paris accident, a licensing arrangement that generated significant revenue for the issuing authority.