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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Discovery
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts a large detailed rendering of the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery in three-quarter view occupying the lower portion of the reverse, marked with 'United States' along the fuselage. Above and to the right, a stylised satellite or space station element is shown in orbit against the polished mirror field. The date 2005 appears in the left field, and the denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed in the exergue. The legend DISCOVERY arcs across the upper rim, with a continuous beaded border encircling the design. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under Elizabeth II's name prolifically since the 1970s, many produced by private mints and targeted squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. This piece almost certainly never passed through a cash register on Rarotonga.