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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Moomin
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2856 |
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| Reverse description | Full-color enamel depiction of the Snorkmaiden character from Tove Jansson's Moomin universe, rendered in the original illustration style. The figure stands amid a field of multicolored tulips in vivid red, blue, yellow, and white, with a stylized seascape and a bright sun in the background. The arc legend MOOMIN 75TH ANNIVERSARY appears along the upper periphery. Below the central design, the copyright mark ©MCT™, the mint mark I·E·I, the face value $5, and the fineness mark .999 are inscribed across the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MOOMIN 75TH ANNIVERSARY ©MC™ I · E · I $5 .999 |
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The Moomin characters, created by Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson, first appeared in a 1945 novel and became a globally licensed property through decades of television adaptations, most notably the 1990 Japanese-Finnish animated series that cemented the family's recognition across Asia and Europe. Cook Islands has built a substantial collector coin program around licensed intellectual properties precisely because its numismatic revenue stream operates largely independent of its domestic economy.