1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Ankh

The ankh as a numismatic subject has been worked to death by Pacific island minting programs, which have used Cook Islands' accommodating licensing framework to produce collectibles with little connection to the issuing territory. This is one of hundreds of such issues struck under Cook Islands authority — a jurisdiction that has functioned primarily as a legal vehicle for the New Zealand-based Pobjoy and similar private minting operations targeting the novelty bullion market.

Gold-plated copper issues of this type were not intended for circulation and were never legal tender in any practical sense on the islands themselves.