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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Whales
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael Maklouf, depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and robes. The Queen's bust occupies the central field of the rectangular gold bar-style flan. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' appears in the upper field above the portrait, with 'COOK ISLANDS' and the date '2001' inscribed in the lower field below the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative gold under its own authority since the 1970s, despite having no domestic mint and conducting virtually all monetary policy through its relationship with New Zealand. The whale series from this period was produced for the collector market rather than circulation, with striking contracted to external facilities. The irregular dimensions — 30 × 18 mm — indicate a non-round planchet, almost certainly oval, a format occasionally used to accommodate wildlife subject matter and differentiate high-premium issues in a crowded commemorative market.