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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Walking Liberty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2621 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower rim. The engraver's initials IRB appear incuse on the truncation of the bust. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished mirror field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 5 DOLLARS |
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This miniature gold piece belongs to a wave of fractional "mini coin" issues that flooded the collector market from Pacific Island nations in the 2010s, with Cook Islands among the most prolific issuers. The Walking Liberty design, originally created by Adolph Weinman for the U.S. half dollar in 1916, is used here under licensing arrangements that have become routine for these Pacific-issued novelty strikes.
Cook Islands has no meaningful domestic coin circulation — these are produced entirely for the collector and investor market through external minting arrangements, typically involving the Bavarian State Mint or similar contracted facilities.