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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Rainforest Damselfly
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy designed by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem enriched with floral and foliate motifs, with a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace visible at the truncation. The engraver's initials RDM are incused below the bust truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, with the date 2000 centered in the lower field. The design is contained within a continuous beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of Cook Islands' long-running wildlife series issued around the turn of the millennium, these dollars were struck by foreign mints under license and never intended for circulation — produced purely as collector pieces sold through international distributors. Cook Islands has used this mechanism since the 1970s to generate revenue, issuing coins in its own name while holding no realistic prospect of the pieces entering domestic commerce on an island nation of roughly 20,000 people.