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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | Greetings from NEW YORK 2022 |
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| Additional information |
Cook Islands has issued small-format gold pieces under New Zealand's currency framework for decades, with many struck by the Pobjoy Mint or the New Zealand Mint on contract — though recent issues in this series have shifted producers depending on the licensing arrangement. This particular piece belongs to a wave of miniature bullion and collectible gold that flooded the market in the 2010s and 2020s, largely targeting collectors priced out of full-sovereign formats.
At 0.5 grams of .9999 fine gold, the practical bullion value is marginal. These trade almost entirely on collectibility rather than metal content.