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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Expo'70 Osaka
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 25 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS IRB 2020 |
| Reverse description | A vibrant full-color photographic collage depicting iconic structures from Expo '70 held in Osaka, Japan, including Taro Okamoto's Tower of the Sun with its distinctive facial motifs, the colorful Tower of Youth, cable car gondolas, geodesic dome pavilions, and various exhibition halls rendered in vivid hues. The official Expo '70 floral symbol logo is displayed in the upper center of the field above the inscription EXPO'70 in relief. The arc legend EXPO'70 OSAKA 50th Anniversary curves along the upper rim, while the dates 1970 and 2020 flank three arrows at the bottom, accompanied by the fineness mark .999 at the lower right. |
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Expo '70, held in Osaka from March to September 1970, was the first World's Fair hosted in Asia and drew over 64 million visitors — a record that stood for decades. The theme, "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," reflected Japan's postwar economic ascent at a moment when the country had just posted the second-largest GDP in the capitalist world. Cook Islands has issued commemoratives under its own authority since 1972, despite using New Zealand currency domestically, making these collector-market pieces a function of licensing agreements rather than any domestic monetary need.