Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rainbow Lorikeet
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5 Dollars |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a pearl drop earring, after the fourth definitive portrait modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right. The engraver's initials IRB appear incuse below the truncation of the bust. The denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower field, with a raised inner rim framing the entire design. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Rainbow Lorikeet is native to Australia and coastal eastern Indonesia, not the Cook Islands — its appearance on a Cook Islands issue reflects the Pacific region's broader wildlife coinage program that emerged in the 2010s, largely targeting collector markets in Europe and North America rather than domestic circulation. These pieces never meaningfully circulated; mintages were controlled and the coins were sold directly into collector hands through distributors.