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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Nelson. Cameos above House
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Two overlapping circular cameo portraits of historical figures associated with Admiral Horatio Nelson are depicted in the upper central field above a detailed rendering of a period English country house surrounded by trees and foliage. The denomination ONE DOLLAR appears on a raised panel in the lower field. The circumferential legend reads ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY, referencing Nelson's famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar, separated by a raised dot at the base. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Part of Cook Islands' long-running commemorative program, this piece honors Horatio Nelson and the engagement at Trafalgar — though Cook Islands' connection to either is purely jurisdictional convenience, a common arrangement among Pacific island nations that license their monetary authority for commemorative issues marketed entirely to foreign collectors. The "Cameos above House" designation refers to applied portrait inserts, a production technique that became widespread in the early 2000s and quickly saturated the collector market.