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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Liz Taylor
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a rectangular photographic insert reproducing a black-and-white portrait of Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor, depicting her in close-up with dark hair, dramatic eye makeup, and lace detail at the shoulder, bearing the facsimile signature and trademark of photographer Bernard Hollywood. To the right of the insert, a relief star emblem with a film camera motif is set against a stylized filmstrip running along the lower portion of the field. The legend HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS arcs around the upper periphery flanked by five-pointed stars, while ELIZABETH TAYLOR appears in the lower exergue. The date 2011 is inscribed to the lower right of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of Cook Islands' long-running celebrity commemorative program, which has leveraged the territory's licensing agreements to produce collectibles with limited numismatic pedigree but consistent secondary market demand. Taylor died in March 2011, and this piece was almost certainly in production before her death — a common practice with aged celebrities that occasionally produces the awkward circumstance of a coin reaching dealers while its subject is still alive.