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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen with a diadem and drop earring, her hair dressed in an elegant coiffure. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right rim, with the date 2016 positioned at the base. The engraver's initials IRB appear beneath the portrait truncation. The coin features a deeply mirrored proof field contrasting with the finely detailed bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 2016 |
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Cook Islands has issued lunar series coinage under New Zealand's currency agreement for decades, but the 2016 monkey issue sits in a crowded field of sovereign-branded bullion products aimed squarely at the Chinese collector market. The Lunar New Year cycle generates reliable demand, and several small Pacific jurisdictions — Cook Islands among them — have leveraged their minting rights accordingly, producing legal tender pieces with face values bearing no relation to silver spot.
At 155.5 grams, this is a five-troy-ounce format.