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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Statue of Liberty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl necklace visible at the truncation, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right field, both in raised Latin lettering. The date '1995' is positioned centrally in the lower exergue. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field characteristic of this gold issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492-1992 20 DOLLARS |
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Cook Islands issued a substantial run of small-format gold commemoratives throughout the 1990s, many tied to American iconography in a calculated bid for the collector market. This piece is one of them. The .9999 fineness is notable — four-nines gold was not yet universal among world mint issues in 1995, and its adoption here reflects the premium positioning these coins targeted rather than any domestic monetary function.