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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Legacy Eagle
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 16.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, shown in right-facing profile bust with the engraver's initials IRB incused at the truncation. The royal portrait is set against a background dominated by a large spread eagle with wings outstretched, rendered in high relief, its breast bearing a shield charged with five stars. Radiating feather-like lines emanate from beneath the eagle's wings across the mirror-polished field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with two five-pointed stars flanking the portrait at upper left and upper right. The denomination 20 DOLLARS and the fineness inscription 1/10 OZ .9999 AU are inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Legacy Eagle" belongs to a crowded genre of modern collector-market gold issues from Cook Islands, a jurisdiction whose numismatic program is administered almost entirely from overseas and bears no meaningful connection to the island's economy or daily commerce. These pieces are legal tender in name only — nominal face values bear no relation to bullion content, and none enters circulation.
At 3.11 g of .9999 gold, the specification matches a standard tenth-ounce format widely used across the private mint sector since the 1980s.