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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Little Red Riding Hood
| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed, deeply struck sculptural scene from the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood', executed in antiqued high relief with selective red coloring. To the right, the figure of Little Red Riding Hood stands in three-quarter view, clad in a dress and wearing a vibrant red hooded cloak, her braided hair visible beneath the hood as she carries a wicker basket. To the left, the menacing Big Bad Wolf crouches low on a stone path, gazing upward toward the girl. The mid-ground features a thatched cottage and a wooded landscape with gnarled trees, while mountains are visible in the background. The year '2019' is inscribed in small characters at the lower centre of the field. |
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Part of the "Fairy Tales" series issued through the Cook Islands' licensing arrangements with the New Zealand treasury, this coin was produced by a private mint under statutory authority rather than struck by a sovereign mint in the conventional sense. Cook Islands has long served as a vehicle for the collectibles market precisely because its nominal face values carry legal tender status while the coins themselves are never intended to circulate.
The 2019 date places it within a crowded period of themed silver issues from the Cook Islands program, when dozens of similarly structured collector pieces were authorized in a single calendar year.