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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Jewel Beetle
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Weight | 31.63 g |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, full-color photographic rendition of a Jewel Beetle (family Buprestidae) depicted resting upon a serrated green leaf, occupying the central field of the coin. The beetle's elytra display vivid iridescent coloration in shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple, characteristic of the species. The curved legend AUSTRALIAN INSECT SERIES arcs along the upper portion of the field, while JEWEL BEETLE appears along the lower border. The denomination $1 and the specification 1oz .999 Silver are inscribed in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | Australian Insect Series $1 1oz .999 Silver Jewel Beetle |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, with the program producing hundreds of wildlife-themed pieces aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. The jewel beetle series from this period was part of a broader natural history run produced for the island authority by external minting contractors — the coins were never intended to, and almost certainly never did, pass through a single cash transaction on Rarotonga.