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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II President Barack Obama
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | High-relief portrait of President Barack Obama shown from the waist up, dressed in a suit and tie, his right arm raised with the index finger extended in a characteristic oratorical gesture, directed toward the viewer. The figure is rendered in a realistic sculptural style against a plain matte field. The arc legend FREEDOM - EQUALITY - UNITY curves along the upper left periphery, with the inscription BARACK OBAMA "YES WE CAN" arching across the upper field closer to the portrait. The date 2010 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued in 2010 during the early optimism of Obama's first term, this is a privately commissioned commemorative produced for the souvenir and collector market — Cook Islands being one of several small Pacific nations that license their sovereign authority to mint dealers and bullion marketers. The arrangement is entirely legal but has nothing to do with Cook Islands monetary policy; no one on Rarotonga spends these.