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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth I
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Full bust portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabethan court dress, depicted facing slightly left, wearing an elaborate ruff collar, ornate jewelled gown, and floral spray, rendered in high relief. The inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH I appears in the right field. The curved legend HISTORY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY arcs across the upper portion of the field. A small crown motif appears at the base of the design. |
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| Mintage | 2008 |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under its currency agreement with New Zealand since 1972, a arrangement that allows the territory to produce legal tender while New Zealand dollar notes circulate in practice. The 2008 Queen Elizabeth I issue belongs to a long-running series pairing the reigning Elizabeth II with her Tudor predecessor — a conceit that has generated dozens of collector pieces across multiple issuers.
Gold-plated copper-nickel at this weight and diameter puts it squarely in the privately contracted commemorative market, almost certainly produced by a third-party mint rather than a sovereign facility.