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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Summer
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#3254 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the truncation. The legend COOK ISLANDS arcs above and ELIZABETH II below the portrait in the field. The denomination is expressed as two separate elements flanking the bust: the numeral 5 within a circle to the left and a dollar sign within a circle to the right. The entire composition is framed by an elaborate decorative border of finely engraved floral and botanical motifs rendered in high relief. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length, full-colour depiction of a young female figure rendered in Japanese manga artistic style, dressed in traditional summer attire characteristic of the genre, including a stylised seasonal costume with vibrant colour application. The figure is centrally positioned within the coin's field and presented in a dynamic, decorative pose consistent with contemporary manga illustration conventions. The date of issue appears in the field. The colour is applied using a proprietary printing or enamel technique over the proof silver surface. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative five-dollar silver pieces under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the islands' own monetary history — the "Summer" designation here places this within a seasonal series marketed primarily to the European collector market. These themed series proliferated sharply after 2015 as Pacific micro-state issuers competed for secondary-market shelf space, with Cook Islands among the most prolific.
KM#3254 is one of hundreds of types assigned to this issuer in a single decade.