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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Grand Canyon
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in finely detailed relief after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear incuse below the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left periphery and '5 DOLLARS' along the upper right, with 'COOK ISLANDS' descending along the right field. The date '2014' is inscribed at the base of the coin in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Grand Canyon series from Cook Islands sits in a crowded field of Pacific island commemoratives that use New Zealand–administered territory authority to issue coins with no domestic circulation relevance whatsoever. Cook Islands has been a reliable vehicle for novelty bullion since the 1970s, when its geographic isolation and associated statehood with New Zealand made it administratively convenient for third-party minting programs. This piece was produced by the New Zealand Mint under that arrangement.
KM#1668 is one of dozens of themed issues from the same year, many sharing the 20g .925 specification across unrelated subjects.