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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Pian Pian
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Colorfully enameled central scene depicting two figures from a classical Chinese literary or folk tale: a woman in elaborate traditional red and gold robes kneeling at lower left, and a robed male scholar seated on a rocky outcrop at right, his hand extended in gesture toward her. A large green leaf rests between them, and a flowing teal curtain frames the upper left. The numeral 1 appears at the top of the field above the legend DOLLAR, while the Chinese characters 翩翩 are inscribed in silver at the lower right within the colored scene. The composition is enclosed within a plain raised rim. |
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| Mintage | 2003 - Proof |
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Pian pian — also called yaws — is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum pertenue, a close relative of syphilis, that once blighted tropical communities across the Pacific and Caribbean. The WHO launched a global eradication campaign in the 1950s that reduced cases by over 95 percent, but the disease resurged after the program lost funding in the 1960s. Cook Islands issued this piece as part of a broader series highlighting neglected tropical diseases, a subject rarely touched by sovereign coinage.