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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Centaurs
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2020 COOK ISLANDS IRB 25 CENTS |
| Reverse description | A color-printed centaurette from Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia is depicted leaning forward atop a decorative stone pedestal, playing a flute-like instrument, with musical notes floating in the upper field above the figure. To the left of the figure, the Disney wordmark appears above the inscription FANTASIA in large letters, with 80 YEARS below in bold numerals, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the film. The copyright mark and DISNEY inscription appear vertically along the right edge of the field. The overall composition blends incuse lettering with vivid selective coloring applied to the central motif. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative coinage under New Zealand's currency framework since 1972, and by 2020 the program had expanded aggressively into novelty collector pieces aimed squarely at the thematic bullion market. Silver-plated iron — rather than cupro-nickel or genuine silver — keeps production costs low enough to support wide distribution through third-party dealers at modest premiums.
KM#2785 sits in a crowded field of mythology-themed issues from this period. The centaur motif was licensed across multiple mints simultaneously during these years, making attribution to a single striking facility difficult without die analysis.