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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Princess Diana's 20th Death Anniversary
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central color photographic portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, facing slightly left and wearing a diamond tiara and a white off-shoulder gown, set within a circular color insert. The legend DIANA - PRINCESS OF WALES arcs along the upper border in raised lettering, while the dates 1961 - 1997 appear in the lower arc, commemorating her lifespan. Two stylized roses in relief flank the lower legend on either side. The surrounding border is finished in gold plating, providing an elegant contrast to the color portrait at center. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under Elizabeth II's name in such volume since the 1970s that the series functions less as national coinage than as a wholesale novelty market. Diana's death anniversary issues have appeared at the 10th, 15th, and 20th milestones with notable regularity, each cycle producing multiple variants in different platings and finishes. The KM#2553 entry for this piece places it among dozens of near-identical commemoratives from the same mint year.
Diana died in Paris on 31 August 1997, making 2017 the correct 20th anniversary year.