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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bible in Gold

Issuer Cook Islands
Year 2006
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Engraver(s) Ian Rank-Broadley
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Obverse script Latin
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One of the earliest issues to embed Swarovski crystals directly into a bullion-weight gold planchet, this Cook Islands piece predates the now-saturated market for jewel-set commemoratives by several years. The five-nines purity — .99999 fine — was a deliberate premium specification, sitting above the .9999 standard used by most sovereign mints at the time and adding a technical distinction beyond the decorative elements.

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