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25 Cents - Elizabeth II State of Deseret
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold left-facing portrait bust of Brigham Young, the founding governor of the proposed State of Deseret, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and beard. The arc legend STATE of DESERET curves along the upper rim, flanked on both sides by a semicircle of five-pointed stars. The founding date 1849 appears in the lower left field, with the engraver's initials JI visible near the truncation. The name BRIGHAM YOUNG is inscribed along the lower border, and the design is framed by a fine beaded inner border. |
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| Mintage | 2020 - Proof - 250,000 |
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The State of Deseret was a provisional government proposed by Mormon settlers in 1849, covering a vast swath of the American West including present-day Utah, Nevada, and portions of five other states. Congress rejected it, creating the much smaller Utah Territory instead — and the name "Deseret" was quietly shelved, surviving mainly in Utah state symbols and LDS institutional names. Cook Islands has built a substantial collector coin program around American historical curiosities, and this series targets that niche directly.