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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Kangaroo
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic depiction of a kangaroo standing upright in the centre of the field, rendered in fine detail with cross-hatched engraving highlighting the musculature of the hindquarters and tail. The animal is shown facing left with forelimbs raised and tail extending to the right along the ground line. The curved legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs across the upper periphery, divided left and right of the central device. The denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed in the lower portion of the field beneath the figure. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE 1 DOLLAR |
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The Cook Islands dollar series has long been a vehicle for commemorative and wildlife issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation, and this kangaroo piece is no exception. The islands have no native kangaroo population, making the subject purely a commercial choice — Australia was a dominant export market for Pacific numismatic products throughout the 1990s.