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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II 500 years of America
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#236 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The Queen is depicted with a draped neckline adorned with a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left periphery, COOK ISLANDS along the right, and the date 1995 appears in the lower field. The designer's initials RDM are incorporated discreetly into the truncation of the effigy. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of a sprawling commemorative series issued through the mid-1990s by the Cook Islands — a jurisdiction with no meaningful connection to the events being commemorated — this coin marks the quincentennial of European contact with the Americas. The series was produced primarily for the collector and investor market, with the Cook Islands lending its name and legal tender status to coins it had no hand in designing or distributing domestically.