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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Pippin and Merry
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this rectangular gold ingot-style piece features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted in right-facing profile with a diademed and elaborately coiffed portrait. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear beneath the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the upper right, flanking the portrait. The denomination '5 DOLLARS' is inscribed in the lower central field, with the date '2022' and the purity notation '0.5g FINE GOLD .9999' below, all rendered against a highly polished mirror field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of a licensed series issued under agreement with Middle-earth Enterprises, this Cook Islands gold issue is one of several sub-half-gram pieces released to the collector market as fractional bullion souvenirs rather than anything approaching circulating currency. Cook Islands has leaned heavily on character licensing for its numismatic program since the 2000s, producing hundreds of themed issues annually through contract minting arrangements — the KM numbering alone tells that story.