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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Gold-plated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, set against a dark field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, with COOK ISLANDS along the right, and 1 DOLLAR across the upper field. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust, and the date 2016 is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollar pieces under licensing arrangements that have little to do with actual Cook Islands monetary policy — these are collector products manufactured for the international novelty market, typically through the New Zealand-based issuer network. Struck in copper with gold plating rather than solid gold, the .999 designation refers to the plating purity, a distinction that catches out buyers who misread the specification.