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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#931 |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1998 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
Cook Islands issued a substantial run of commemorative dollars through the 1990s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves — the France 98 World Cup series being a prime example, produced largely for the collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose. The .500 fineness is a deliberate cost-reduction choice common to this tier of commemorative output, distinguishing it from the .925 issues the same mint produced for higher price-point releases in the same period.