Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Year of the Horse
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, with the engraver's initials RDM visible below the truncation. The circular legend surrounding the portrait reads ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2014, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR inscribed below, flanked by two raised dots. The portrait occupies the centre of the rectangular flan, with a highly polished mirror field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2014 RDM · 1 DOLLAR · |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Cook Islands has issued lunar series dollars through the New Zealand-administered territory's right to produce its own coinage — a provision that has made it one of the more prolific sources of commemorative silver in the Pacific. The 2014 Year of the Horse falls in the second twelve-year cycle of such issues, aimed squarely at collectors in Southeast Asia and the Chinese diaspora markets where lunar calendar coins move reliably.
Mintage figures for this type were typically capped at or below 10,000 pieces, though secondary market performance depends heavily on which mint facility handled production — often the Bern-based PAMP or B.H. Mayer in Munich under licensing arrangements.