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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Two ships at sea
| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#733a |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic nautical scene featuring two tall ships under full sail navigating turbulent, wave-tossed seas, rendered in fine relief with detailed rigging and billowing sails. The ships are shown at close quarters, evoking the atmosphere of the Age of Sail and likely referencing the Battle of Trafalgar era. The legend ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY arcs along the upper rim, a direct quotation of Admiral Horatio Nelson's signal at Trafalgar in 1805. The denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed in two lines at the base of the design within a plain panel, flanked by small decorative dots. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Cook Islands has operated one of the more prolific commemorative coin programs in the Pacific since the 1970s, licensing its sovereign issuing authority to produce collector pieces with effectively no connection to domestic circulation. This particular issue falls squarely within that commercial program — struck for the international numismatic market rather than for any transactional purpose on Rarotonga or the outer islands.
KM#733a designates the silver variant, implying a base-metal companion issue under the same KM stem.