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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hello Kitty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | Central coloured depiction of the Hello Kitty character facing forward, shown as a stylised feline portrait wearing a tiara and a bow, set within a circular ornamental frame of decorative scrollwork and foliate motifs against a deep burgundy-coloured background. A pair of red bows appears at the top of the design flanking the junction of the two-part legend. The denomination $100 is inscribed at the base of the design in the lower field. The circular legend reads 40th ANNIVERSARY to the left and HELLO KITTY to the right, with the Sanrio copyright notice and fineness mark positioned in the lower portion of the inner field. |
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| Mintage | 2015 - Proof |
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Cook Islands has issued novelty bullion under licensing agreements with various IP holders since the early 2000s, and this piece falls squarely in that commercial program. The Sanrio licensing arrangement allowed several Pacific island minting programs to produce Hello Kitty gold issues around 2014–2015, targeting the Asian collector market where the character commands a serious premium independent of metal content.
The 15.55g weight is exactly a half troy ounce, priced accordingly at issuance.