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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Takayama Festival
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Reverse description | A vibrant full-color depiction of an ornately decorated yatai (festival float) from the renowned Takayama Matsuri, one of Japan's most celebrated traditional festivals. The elaborately gilded and lacquered float, adorned with rich red and gold ornamentation, is shown prominently in the central field against a stylized architectural backdrop. A blossoming cherry tree with pink flowers occupies the left portion of the composition, evoking the seasonal splendor of the festival. The curved arc legend JAPANESE TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS COLLECTION appears along the upper periphery in the field, with the fineness mark .9999 inscribed at the lower right. A small security feature or mint mark appears at the lower center of the reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Takayama Festival, held twice yearly in the Japanese Alps city of Hida-Takayama, dates to the late 16th century and is consistently ranked among Japan's three greatest festivals. Cook Islands has operated an aggressive commemorative bullion program for decades, routinely licensing cultural subjects from non-Pacific nations — a revenue strategy made possible by the islands' constitutional relationship with New Zealand, which underwrites the arrangement without requiring New Zealand's direct involvement in each issue.