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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear truncated at the neck. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs to the upper left and COOK ISLANDS to the upper right. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears below the portrait, with the date 2020 in the lower field, and the specifications 0.5g FINE GOLD .999 inscribed beneath. The polished rectangular field features a diagonal mirror-finish stripe across the upper portion, lending a bullion bar aesthetic to the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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One of several fractional gold issues produced under Cook Islands' longstanding licensing arrangement with Warner Bros., this piece belongs to a collector-targeted series rather than any circulating monetary program. Cook Islands has issued commemorative coinage of this type since the 1970s, leveraging its status as a New Zealand realm territory to authorize legal tender issues that are designed entirely for the numismatic market. The 0.5g format places it among the smallest gold coins commercially produced, a size made viable only by modern precision minting technology.