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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Hello Kitty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 40.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style, occupying the central field against a deeply mirrored proof background. The Queen wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with pearl drop earrings and a pearl necklace. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left rim and '2004 COOK ISLANDS' along the upper and right rim, all in raised Latin lettering within a beaded border. The inscription '1OZ. 999 SILVER' appears in the lower field, attesting to the coin's fineness and weight. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has long operated as one of the more prolific issuers of novelty legal tender, producing licensed collector coins under agreements that generate foreign exchange revenue — the pieces rarely if ever circulate on the island group itself. This Hello Kitty dollar was issued under a Sanrio licensing arrangement, part of a broader wave of character-branded silver rounds dressed as sovereign coinage that flooded the collector market in the early 2000s.
Mintage figures for these Cook Islands issues were typically controlled by the licensing partner rather than any monetary authority.