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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Christopher Columbus
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1992 |
| Reverse description | The left field features a three-quarter facing portrait bust of Christopher Columbus, wearing a fur-trimmed robe and a soft cap, rendered in finely detailed relief. To the right, three tall ships — the Santa María (largest, prominently displayed in the foreground), the Pinta, and the Niña — are depicted sailing on stylised waves, their sails billowing and rigging meticulously engraved. The curved legend 500 YEARS OF AMERICA arcs along the upper rim, flanked by the dates 1492 and 1992 on either side. The denomination 100 DOLLARS is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower rim. |
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Issued to mark the quincentenary of Columbus's 1492 landfall, this coin belongs to a wave of commemorative silver produced across dozens of minting programs worldwide in 1992 — the Cook Islands among the most prolific issuers of such material. The series attracted considerable collector attention at issue but the secondary market softened sharply within a few years as the sheer volume of competing quincentenary releases became apparent.
At 170 grams of .925 silver, pieces like this were sold at substantial premiums over melt. Many were never seriously intended for circulation on Rarotonga.