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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Oil

Issuer Cook Islands
Year 2010
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with curled hair and a draped truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field.
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Reverse lettering ЮГРА 2010
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Part of Cook Islands' long-running Pacific Wildlife series, this issue was struck at a moment when the global offshore drilling industry was dominating headlines — the Deepwater Horizon blowout occurred the same year, April 2010, making any petroleum-themed release from that calendar year quietly awkward in retrospect.

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