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| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS IRB 2013 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
Cook Islands has operated one of the more prolific commemorative coin programs since the 1970s, licensing its sovereignty to bullion and novelty issuers in exchange for revenue — a arrangement that has produced thousands of types with no meaningful connection to the islands themselves. This piece, gold-plated copper rather than struck in precious metal, sits firmly in that commercial tier. Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in November 1922, and the global fascination has never fully cooled, making the pharaoh a reliable subject for licensed souvenir coinage nearly a century on.