Catalog
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Arnold Machin, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, both within a beaded border. The date 1978 appears in the lower exergue beneath the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1978 |
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Cook Islands gained self-governing status in 1965 under a free association arrangement with New Zealand, and commemorative silver issues became one of the territory's earliest and most reliable revenue streams — sold primarily to collectors rather than spent in local commerce. This 1978 piece marks the 25th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, a jubilee also noted by numerous Commonwealth issues that year, making Cook Islands' entry into that crowded field a deliberate exercise in export numismatics rather than domestic monetary need.