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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Christmas Pudding
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2794.1 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing drop earrings, as modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2020 positioned at the top and the denomination 25 CENTS inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized Christmas pudding occupies the central field, depicted with a domed form covered in dripping cream or brandy sauce rendered in full color, topped by a sprig of holly with three red berries and two pointed green leaves. A circular legend curves around the lower portion of the pudding in the field, reading: CHRISTMAS PUDDING NICE AND HOT, POUNCE LOT! CHRISTMAS PUDDING NICE AND HOT. The silver heptagonal border frames the colorized motif, with the uncolored lower section of the pudding providing contrast against the polished field. |
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The Cook Islands has issued novelty Christmas-themed coinage annually for decades, targeting the gift and collector market rather than circulation. This iron-core piece with silver plating sits at the lower end of the production hierarchy — functional as legal tender in name, essentially a souvenir in practice. The KM#2794.1 designation implies at least one variant exists in the series, likely a color-applied version sharing the same dies.