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25 Cents - Elizabeth II Fairy Tale Moment
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 25 Cents |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the right-facing diademed and draped bust of the Queen. The engraver's initials IRB appear incuse below the portrait truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, with COOK ISLANDS arcing along the upper right rim. The date 2020 is placed at the top of the field above the effigy, and the denomination 25 CENTS is inscribed along the lower rim. The design conforms to the standard Commonwealth portrait format established for the fourth effigy series. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2020 COOK ISLANDS IRB 25 CENTS |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements for decades, with the actual striking typically contracted to European mints rather than produced domestically — the islands have no mint of their own. The "Fairy Tale Moment" series sits within a broader wave of colored, plated collector issues that flooded the market through the 2010s and into the 2020s, targeting thematic collectors rather than numismatists.
Iron core with silver plating places this firmly outside investment-grade bullion territory.