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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Archimedes 1850
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with drop earrings and a beaded necklace, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, with the date 1999 placed in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of a Cook Islands commemorative series issued through the late 1990s targeting the collector market, this piece honors Archimedes under a 1850 face value — a denomination with no relationship to any circulating currency, existing purely as a licensing construct. Cook Islands became a prolific issuer of such pieces during this period, with the New Zealand Treasury administering the arrangements.