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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with the George IV State Diadem and wearing a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left periphery, 1 DOLLAR along the upper field, and COOK ISLANDS along the right periphery. The date 2013 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative and novelty coinage under its own authority since 1972, exploiting a constitutional arrangement with New Zealand that permits independent monetary issuance while the New Zealand dollar functions as the practical currency. By 2013, the territory had become one of the most prolific issuers of collectible face-value coins globally, largely through partnerships with the Pobjoy Mint and various European distributors targeting the collector market rather than any domestic circulation.
Gold-plated copper issues of this type were never intended to spend a day in a pocket.