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250 Dollars - Charles III Coast Guard
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large dynamic scene divided into two registers by a stylized waterline. In the upper register, a silhouetted Coast Guard rescue diver is depicted being lowered by hoist cable above turbulent seas, while a survivor's hand reaches upward from the waves and a stricken vessel listing in the background reinforces the drama of the rescue operation. The lower register presents a textured sandy field above which the bold incuse legend ONLY THE BRAVE ARE FREE is prominently inscribed across the full width of the field. At the base, a raised inset circle encloses the right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, surrounded by the circular legend ELIZABETH II to the left, 250 DOLLARS at the top, and COOK ISLANDS to the right, with the engraver's initials IRB below the bust and the date 2023 beneath the inset. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued gold under its own authority since the 1970s, despite having no domestic gold industry — the program exists entirely as a revenue arrangement with international bullion dealers and minting houses. This particular issue honors the Canadian Coast Guard, a federal civilian agency that has operated icebreakers in Arctic waters since the 1960s and whose fleet management has been a persistent subject of parliamentary debate over aging hulls and delayed replacements.