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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II German Shepherd
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a draped necklace, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, with the date 2003 positioned in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a smooth field, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed full-color portrait of a German Shepherd depicted in bust view, facing slightly left with its tongue visible, set against a light blue sky background within a circular colored insert. The surrounding milled border carries the series title MAN'S BEST FRIENDS arcing across the upper field and the denomination ONE DOLLAR inscribed along the lower field, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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Cook Islands has operated an aggressive commemorative program since the 1970s, licensing its sovereignty to produce coins with virtually no connection to the islands themselves. This German Shepherd dollar is squarely in that tradition — a coin minted for the collector market, almost certainly by a European or Australian contractor, and never intended to circulate in Rarotonga or anywhere else.