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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bilbo
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 5 DOLLARS 2022 0.5 g FINE GOLD .9999 |
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| Reverse lettering | Bilbo THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ © NLP (s22) |
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Part of the wave of fractional gold "character coin" issues that flooded the numismatic market in the 2010s and 2020s, this piece is a licensed product tied to the Tolkien estate's intellectual property agreements rather than any monetary or commemorative rationale. Cook Islands has served as the issuing authority for hundreds of such pieces precisely because its framework allows foreign mints — primarily the Perth Mint and various European houses — to produce collectibles under a sovereign name with minimal regulatory friction.