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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II VE Day
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 27 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting a right-facing draped bust of the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a drop earring. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field with gold plating. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, with 1 DOLLAR along the upper right, and COOK ISLANDS along the lower right. The date 2014 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait, and the engraver's initials IRB are incused below the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR COOK ISLANDS IRB 2014 |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative dollars under Elizabeth II's name at a rate that strains credulity — hundreds of thematic issues, most struck by the Pobjoy Mint or the New Zealand Mint on contract, with the Cook Islands government receiving a licensing fee while having no meaningful role in design or distribution. VE Day issues of this type circulate almost entirely among thematic collectors rather than through any channel connected to the Pacific islands nominally on the obverse.
Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, was declared after Germany's unconditional surrender was signed at Reims the previous day — a timing detail that caused genuine diplomatic friction with the Soviet Union, which insisted on a second signing in Berlin on May 9.