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| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace visible, rendered in the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style. The legend arcs along the upper curved edge reading ELIZABETH II · 2008 · COOK ISLANDS, while the lower arc bears the inscription · 5oz 999 SILVER ·. The designer's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the bust. The fan-shaped field is otherwise unadorned, with a matte satin finish contrasting against the polished effigy. |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since 1972, despite having no independent central bank — New Zealand dollars circulate in practice, making these large-format issues purely numismatic from inception. The Magnificent Peony belongs to a wave of Chinese-market florals produced in the mid-2000s, when Pacific island jurisdictions competed aggressively for that collector demographic.
At five troy ounces, the planchet was sourced and struck by external minting contractors, almost certainly in Europe — the Cook Islands has never operated its own mint facility.