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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Olympic National Park
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a highly detailed, close-up portrait of a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) head in right-facing profile, rendered in fine sculptural relief with naturalistic feather texturing. The legend 'OLYMPIC' arcs along the upper left border and 'National Park' in mixed lettering style along the upper right, separated by a ring of five-pointed stars. The denomination '20 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower border. The designer's initials 'ASH96' appear in the lower left field. The proof finish presents deeply contrasting frosted devices against mirror-polished fields. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of the wave of large-format silver pieces that flooded the collector market in the mid-1990s, this coin commemorates Olympic National Park in Washington State — a somewhat unexpected subject for a Cook Islands issue, reflecting the era's broad licensing of American national subjects to Pacific island minting programs seeking hard currency revenue.
At 155.52 g, the planchet is a 5-troy-ounce format, a size popularized during this period largely by the Perth Mint and quickly adopted by numerous issuing authorities with limited domestic minting infrastructure.