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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Harbor Seal
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-color photographic image of a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) resting and facing the viewer, framed within a circular color-printed vignette at the center of the coin. Above the color image, a banner inscribed RHODE ISLAND in white lettering on a blue ground is surmounted by a small American flag star motif, while a lower blue banner reads HARBOR SEAL. The legend AMERICAN STATE ANIMALS arcs along the upper rim in raised Latin lettering, flanked by a ring of small stars. The surrounding field is decorated with low-relief engravings depicting various American landscapes and wildlife native to multiple states, completing the thematic presentation of this issue from the American State Animals series. |
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Cook Islands has issued wildlife-themed silver rounds under its legal tender framework for decades, functioning largely as bullion collectibles rather than circulating coinage — the nominal face value bears no relationship to intrinsic worth. The harbor seal series falls squarely in this category, produced for the collector and bullion markets through licensing arrangements that allow Cook Islands to attach sovereignty to privately distributed product.
The Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) has no native presence in Cook Islands waters, sitting some 4,000 kilometers from its North Pacific range.