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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Special Forces
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large central composition depicting a Special Forces battlefield scene rendered in antique finish. In the upper portion of the field, two armed soldier silhouettes flank a military helicopter in flight, with a figure rappelling beneath it amidst smoke. A textured ground line with grass detail separates this scene from the lower field. The bold incuse legend ONLY THE BRAVE ARE FREE spans the lower portion of the main design area. In the lower central field, an inset medallion bears the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with the legends ELIZABETH II to the left, COOK ISLANDS to the right, 20 DOLLARS above, and the date 2022 below, with the engraver's initials IRB beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed, close-up portrait of a fully equipped Special Forces operator rendered in antique silver finish with selective color application. The soldier wears a green tactical combat helmet with mounted night-vision device and communications equipment, colored in vivid green hues. Iridescent blue-tinted tactical goggles with color highlighting dominate the center of the composition, beneath which a mesh balaclava and communications headset are finely engraved. A hexagonal geometric pattern occupies the background field to both sides of the figure. The motto DE OPPRESSO LIBER is inscribed vertically along the left rim, and the REAL HERO logo appears in a hexagonal cartouche at lower left. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1970s, operating as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand — an arrangement that grants it full rights to produce legal tender without New Zealand's direct oversight. The Special Forces series targets the collector market explicitly, with no pretense of circulation use.
At 93.3 grams of .999 silver, this is a three-troy-ounce piece — a format increasingly favored by Pacific island issuers competing for shelf space in the themed bullion market against larger sovereign mints.