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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Mount Rushmore National Memorial
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third definitive portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, while COOK ISLANDS descends along the right, and the date 1991 appears in the lower field. The engraver's initials RDM are incused beneath the truncation of the bust. The highly polished proof fields provide sharp contrast to the finely detailed relief of the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1991 |
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Cook Islands operated one of the most prolific commemorative programs of the early 1990s, issuing large-format silver pieces under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves. This Mount Rushmore piece was part of a wave of American-themed issues timed to the memorial's 50th anniversary in 1991 — the formal dedication of the completed sculpture having taken place in October 1941, just weeks before Pearl Harbor effectively ended any further celebration.