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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Guardian Angel
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS centered in the lower field. The coin is struck in an antiqued finish, giving the entire obverse a dark patinated appearance. |
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| Reverse description | A robed guardian angel with outstretched wings extends protective hands over two young children navigating a treacherous, dilapidated wooden bridge above a ravine, rendered in high relief with vivid color application. The scene evokes the classical devotional subject of the guardian angel guiding children in peril, depicted in a detailed and naturalistic artistic style. The inscription GUARDIAN ANGEL arcs along the upper portion of the reverse field, with the year of issue 2023 placed in the lower field. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements for decades, with the "Guardian Angel" falling into a long line of privately marketed issues produced by European minting houses — primarily Austrian — for distribution through the collector trade rather than any circulation channel. The Cook Islands government lends its issuing authority; the editorial and commercial decisions originate elsewhere.
Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022. Posthumous portrait coinage appeared rapidly across numerous licensing jurisdictions, this being among them.