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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Princess Diana at London Lighthouse, with "IRB"
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a drop earring, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and COOK ISLANDS to the right, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR arching across the upper field. The date 2011 is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The London Lighthouse was founded in 1986 as one of Britain's first residential hospices for people with HIV/AIDS, at a moment when the disease carried profound stigma and most medical institutions kept their distance. Diana's association with the charity — she visited repeatedly and was photographed shaking hands with patients without gloves, a deliberate and widely publicized gesture — did measurable work in shifting public perception. The "IRB" privy mark identifies this as an issue distributed through a specific retail or collector channel, a common practice in Cook Islands commemorative licensing.