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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II King Charles II
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 24.52 g |
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| Reverse description | A full-color applied portrait of King Charles II depicted in three-quarter bust facing slightly left, wearing long dark flowing hair, a white lace cravat, red robes, and the regalia of the Order of the Garter with its associated collar and badge. The inscription KING CHARLES II appears to the left of the portrait in the field. The circular legend HISTORY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY arcs around the upper periphery, with decorative bullet stops and a small crown ornament at the base of the inner border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under Elizabeth II's effigy in extraordinary volume since the 1970s, with hundreds of distinct KM numbers assigned to themed collector pieces of this type. This particular issue honoring Charles II sits within a long-running series produced largely for the novelty market, struck by private minting contractors rather than any domestic facility — Cook Islands has no mint of its own.
Charles II's reign saw the re-establishment of the Royal Mint's milled coinage standards after the Commonwealth interregnum, a shift that directly shaped British numismatic tradition for the next two centuries.