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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II William Shakespeare
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Large frontal portrait bust of William Shakespeare, the celebrated English playwright and poet, depicted in a style consistent with the well-known Chandos or Droeshout portraits, with a high forehead, small moustache, and period collar visible at the truncation. The legend WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564 curves along the upper left rim, with 1616 continuing along the upper right rim separated by a dot, and the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim within a raised border. The design is executed in high relief against a polished proof field. |
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Issued as part of Cook Islands' long-running commemorative dollar program, this piece was struck for the 2005 quadricentennial of the first recorded performance of several Shakespeare plays, a milestone that generated a significant run of licensed numismatic products across multiple Commonwealth mints. Cook Islands has no meaningful connection to Shakespeare; the island's authority to issue legal tender is simply a vehicle for commemorative coin production marketed internationally, a practice that has been commercially active since the 1970s.