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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Playboy
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring the large numeral 50 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Playboy magazine, with the iconic Playboy rabbit-head logo incorporated within the zero. The founding year 1953 appears to the lower left and the anniversary year 2003 to the lower right of the central motif. The legend PLAYBOY arcs along the upper rim in bold raised capitals, and ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim. The overall composition celebrates the golden jubilee of the Playboy brand against a highly polished proof field. |
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Cook Islands has operated one of the more commercially aggressive licensing programs in modern numismatics, issuing collector coins under third-party brand agreements since the 1990s. The Playboy series falls squarely in that tradition — legal tender in name, but produced entirely for the novelty collector market with no expectation of circulation.
The gold-plated silver format was standard for this type of Cook Islands issue, keeping production costs low while allowing a premium retail price. KM#455c denotes the gold-plated variant within a multi-composition release, meaning the same die pairing was struck in at least two or three different finishes simultaneously.