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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Zhao Gongming
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left periphery, '20 DOLLARS' along the upper field, and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right periphery. The date '2021' is positioned in the lower field. The coin displays an antiqued finish with a deeply frosted field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 20 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS IRB 2021 |
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Zhao Gongming is one of the most commercially potent figures in the Chinese religious pantheon — a deity of wealth whose image is plastered across storefronts and household altars throughout the Chinese-speaking world every Lunar New Year. Cook Islands has issued silver bullion and collector pieces under its authority for decades through licensing arrangements with private minting houses, a legal framework that lets it serve as the nominal issuer for coins never intended to circulate within its borders.
The 93.3 gram specification is characteristic of three-troy-ounce silver issues produced for the Asian collector market in the early 2020s.