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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Vasco Da Gama
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left rim and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right rim. The date '2004' appears in two parts flanking the neck truncation, and the engraver's initials 'IRB' are incused below the bust. The denomination 'ONE DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower rim in bold lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Vasco da Gama's 1497–99 voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to India broke the Venetian and Ottoman stranglehold on overland spice routes and redirected the entire commercial gravity of Europe toward the Atlantic powers. Portugal's subsequent control of the Indian Ocean trade made it briefly the wealthiest nation in Europe. The Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, with the actual striking typically contracted to overseas mints rather than produced domestically.