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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Royal Wedding: Groom and the best man
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | Fourth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted with a tiara and wearing draped robes, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left field and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the upper right, both in raised Latin characters against a polished black field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear in the lower field beneath the portrait, and the denomination '1 DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 1 DOLLAR |
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Issued to mark the April 2011 marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, this is one piece from a sprawling Cook Islands commemorative program that fragmented the event across multiple coins — separating the couple, the wedding party, and supporting figures into individual releases. The best man depicted here is Prince Harry, who famously kept the ring in his pocket through the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Cook Islands has no meaningful economic or political connection to the British royal family; these are frankly revenue issues aimed at the collector market, authorized under the island's right to produce legal tender under New Zealand's currency arrangements.