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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Enthronement of the Japanese Emperor
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left rim and '100 DOLLARS' along the upper rim, with 'COOK ISLANDS' descending along the right rim. The date '2020' appears in the lower field, and the engraver's initials 'IRB' are present beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a stylised imperial crown flanked by two confronted phoenixes with outstretched wings, above which a radiant sun is depicted. Below the crown, a large chrysanthemum blossom — the imperial flower of Japan — is rendered in high relief against an ornamental foliate background. A brilliant-cut diamond is set above the crown between the phoenixes. The circular legend 'CELEBRATING THE ENTHRONEMENT OF THE EMPEROR' runs along the rim, with the fineness mark '.9999' inscribed in the lower field. |
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Issued to mark the Reiwa era accession ceremonies of Emperor Naruhito, which took place in October 2019 following his father Akihito's abdication — the first imperial abdication in Japan in roughly two centuries. Akihito had petitioned for years to step down on grounds of age and health, requiring a special one-time legal provision since Japanese law contained no mechanism for voluntary abdication.
Cook Islands has no constitutional connection to Japan; this is a bullion-adjacent commemorative exploiting the territory's licensing arrangements with foreign mints and distributors.