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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Liz Taylor in Memoriam
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a pearl drop earring visible, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, both in raised Latin characters. The denomination 1 DOLLAR appears in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in fine detail with a mirror-like field characteristic of prooflike finish. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR |
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Cook Islands has made a cottage industry of celebrity memorial issues, and this 2011 piece appeared within months of Taylor's death in March of that year. The coin carries no legal tender utility in practice — Cook Islands' nominal currency is the New Zealand dollar, and these collector-targeted issues circulate only among thematic collectors and estate buyers.