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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Holy Bible
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and pearl drop earring, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend COOK ISLANDS and denomination 5 DOLLARS are inscribed in the upper field, while ELIZABETH II appears in the lower field, all set within a plain rectangular flan with rounded corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS IRB ELIZABETH II |
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Issued under Cook Islands' long-running licensed numismatic program, which has produced hundreds of themed collector pieces with no connection to circulating coinage. The country's monetary relationship with New Zealand means these are legal tender in name only — a designation that carries no practical weight on any Pacific island.
KM#1991 is one of dozens of similarly constructed devotional and religious issues from this period, struck by external minting contractors rather than any Cook Islands facility.