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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II First Space Walk
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, surrounded by the legend along the upper rim. Below the portrait, a polychrome colorized depiction of the Earth is applied to the field, rendered in naturalistic blue and green tones. The full legend incorporating the issuer name, denomination, silver fineness, weight, and year of issue encircles the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR 1oz 999 SILVER 2009 |
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The "First Space Walk" designation here refers to Alexei Leonov's 12-minute extravehicular activity on March 18, 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission — an achievement that nearly ended in disaster when Leonov's suit inflated so severely in the vacuum that he couldn't reenter the airlock and had to bleed air from the suit manually to squeeze back in. Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, functioning largely as a collector-market vehicle rather than circulating currency.