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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Christmas Pudding
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, identified by the engraver's initials IRB below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left edge and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2020 positioned at the top of the field and the denomination 25 CENTS inscribed along the lower edge. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a traditional Christmas pudding shown in domed form with white icing draping over its sides, topped by a sprig of holly with three berries. A curving inscription follows the lower contour of the pudding, reading CHRISTMAS PUDDING NICE AND HOT, CHRISTMAS PUDDING EAT THE LOT, rendered in the field in a circular arrangement around the principal motif. |
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Cook Islands has issued novelty 25-cent pieces under licensing arrangements for decades, producing collectible base-metal issues that circulate in name only. This Christmas Pudding piece is part of that ongoing program — legal tender by designation, but never intended to pass through a till in Rarotonga or anywhere else. Iron cores with silver plating keep production costs low enough to sell these at modest premiums to the holiday gift market.