1 Tene - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Royal Wedding

Cook Islands issued this bronze cent in 1981 to mark the marriage of Charles and Diana, one of dozens of Commonwealth territories that produced commemorative coinage for the occasion. The wedding series gave smaller Pacific nations a rare opportunity to generate numismatic revenue at a moment of guaranteed international demand.

KM#1b designates the bronze reissue of the standard circulation cent, distinguished by its metal composition rather than a design change.