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4 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cats
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | FOUR DOLLARS 999·9 GOLD 1/30th OZ $4 |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has issued gold miniatures under its authority since the 1970s, functioning as legal tender while being produced almost entirely for the collector market — the island nation's own GDP would not sustain meaningful bullion demand. This particular piece falls within a broad animal-themed series that Cook Islands has used aggressively to attract thematic collectors, a revenue strategy that has drawn occasional criticism from numismatic purists who view the issuing authority as nominal at best.
At just over one gram of .9999 fine gold, the coin's actual metal content is the primary driver of value. The KM#2849 attribution places it firmly in the modern collector-issue category.