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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1972-1983 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 JB |
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Cook Islands gained self-governing status in 1965, and this series — introduced in 1972 — was among the first coinage fully issued under that arrangement, replacing the New Zealand coins that had previously circulated on the islands. The Royal Mint struck these in London throughout the series run.
The second portrait of Elizabeth II used here, sculpted by Arnold Machin, was adopted across Commonwealth territories from 1968 onward following a coordinated update program.