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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II World Cup France
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael Maklouf; the engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left peripheral field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1998 positioned in the lower exergual area. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1998 |
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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.