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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Human Rights
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a draped neckline and pearl necklace, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above left and COOK ISLANDS above right, both separated by a beaded border running around the coin's circumference. The date 2007 and denomination $1 appear in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the official emblem commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, depicting a stylized dove or wings motif above the numeral 60, with the inscription UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS arranged vertically below. The year 2008 appears at the top of the central device. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars surrounds the central motif, referencing the European Union emblem, and the trilingual Belgian country name BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN arcs along the lower portion of the coin. |
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Cook Islands issued a wave of small-format gold pieces in the mid-2000s aimed squarely at the thematic collector market, with this Human Rights dollar among dozens of similar issues produced under licensing arrangements that kept minting costs low and catalog numbers high. The actual connection between Cook Islands and the subject matter is administrative rather than historical — the country's authority to issue currency derives from its self-governing association with New Zealand, and these pieces were almost certainly struck by a European contract mint.