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25 Cents - Elizabeth II The Queen of Hearts
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Heptagonal (7-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the bust truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left edge, COOK ISLANDS along the right edge, the date 2021 at the top of the field, and the denomination 25 CENTS at the bottom. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Queen of Hearts" nickname attached to Diana, Princess of Wales originated with her 1995 Panorama interview — watched by 23 million in the UK alone — in which she used the phrase herself. Cook Islands has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements for decades, leveraging its New Zealand-linked sovereignty to produce collectible issues that never meaningfully circulate.
Silver-plated iron rather than sterling or fine silver keeps production costs low enough for the souvenir market this piece was designed for.