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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Takin
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 1992 |
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| Referentie(s) | KM#233 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl necklace visible at the neck, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the date 1992 positioned at the base of the design. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Two Takins (Budorcas taxicolor) depicted in the central field: one adult animal standing in profile facing left atop a rocky ledge with mountainous scenery in the background, and a second individual recumbent in the foreground. The curved legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergual area. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The takin — a goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas and a national animal of Bhutan — was an unusual subject choice for a Cook Islands commemorative, reflecting the early 1990s boom in exotic wildlife coinage from Pacific island mints that had little geographic connection to the animals depicted. Cook Islands, operating under New Zealand's currency umbrella, aggressively licensed its minting authority during this period, producing hundreds of collector-oriented issues aimed squarely at the thematic coin market rather than circulation.