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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Invasion Of Okinawa
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS IRB 2015 |
| Reverse description | Central colorized circular vignette depicting an aerial scene commemorating the Invasion of Okinawa, featuring a low-flying Allied liaison aircraft adorned with a shark-mouth nose art motif soaring over an amphibious beachhead. Landing craft and naval vessels are visible in the background waters, with troops and military equipment dispersed across the shoreline terrain. The central image is set within a broad black annular border bearing the arc legend D-DAY TO VICTORY along the upper periphery and the date range 6th JUNE 1944 - 8th MAY 1945 along the lower periphery, all lettered in raised Latin script. |
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The Battle of Okinawa, fought between April and June 1945, remains the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater — and one of the costliest of the entire war. American casualties exceeded 12,000 killed; Okinawan civilian deaths are estimated between 100,000 and 150,000, roughly a quarter of the island's population. The ferocity of the fighting, combined with kamikaze losses offshore, directly informed the casualty projections that shaped the decision to deploy atomic weapons two months later.
Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under this general series framework since the early 2000s, contracting production through external minting facilities. Gold-plated copper issues of this kind are struck for the collector market with no intended circulation.