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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II RMS Titanic Centenary - Shocking News
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS 2012 |
| Reverse description | A street scene commemorating the sinking of RMS Titanic in April 1912, depicting a paperboy hawking newspapers bearing the headline TITANIC DISASTER while a gentleman reads a copy in the foreground. The composition captures the public shock of the tragedy as news spread. Multiple inscriptions referencing the disaster appear within and around the design, including SHOCKING NEWS, GREAT LOSS OF LIFE, TITANIC SINKS, TITANIC DISASTER, and the commemorative inscription RMS TITANIC CENTENARY. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, producing hundreds of themed pieces with little connection to the territory itself. This 2012 centenary issue marks the hundredth anniversary of the Titanic's April 15 sinking — a disaster that killed approximately 1,500 people, triggered the first international conference on maritime safety, and led directly to the establishment of the International Ice Patrol, still operational today.
The "Shocking News" designation refers to the moment shore stations and vessels began receiving distress signals from a ship considered practically unsinkable by its operators, if not by its builders.