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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Kyūden and Empress Tree
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 20 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS IRB 2019 |
| Reverse description | Colorized depiction of blooming Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) branches bearing clusters of violet-purple flowers in the foreground, rendered in vivid applied color, set against the incuse architectural facade of the Kyūden Imperial Palace rendered in the gold field behind. A decorative Paulownia mon device appears at the lower center of the field. The commemorative legend 'COMMEMORATING THE CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR' arcs along the upper and left rim, with the fineness mark '.9999' at the lower right. |
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Cook Islands has issued gold in fractional weights under its own authority since the 1970s, though the islands' currency relationship with New Zealand means these pieces circulate in name only. The Kyūden — the residential quarters of the Imperial Palace complex in Tokyo — gained particular international attention in 2019 surrounding the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the Reiwa-era accession of Naruhito, which likely anchored the timing of this issue.