5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Liz Taylor

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.