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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Drill Monkey
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a draped neckline and curled hair visible beneath the crown. The portrait, rendered in fine relief, occupies the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right rim, with the date 1996 positioned at the base of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Drill Monkey" dollar is part of a sprawling Cook Islands wildlife series produced through the New Zealand Mint in the 1990s, largely targeting the collector and novelty markets rather than any genuine circulation need. Cook Islands has long leveraged its constitutional relationship with New Zealand to issue commemorative coinage with legal tender status — a common arrangement among Pacific micro-states that generates revenue without the coins ever seeing a cash register.
The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is native to central African rainforests, bearing no particular connection to the Cook Islands.