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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Wayne Gretzky
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS IRB 2017 |
| Reverse description | A large, highly detailed colored portrait of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky dominates the right side of the field, depicted in three-quarter view wearing a hockey helmet. To the left, a colorized rendering of the Alberta Legislature Building appears in the background within a recessed inner circle. Along the upper left arc of the coin, the legend WAYNE GRETZKY is inscribed in bold relief, with .9999 FINE SILVER ONE TROY OUNCE arcing below it. The Upper Deck trademark logo appears at the lower center, above an oval cartouche bearing the individual serial number 3863/5000. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements for decades, with sports figures a recurring subject. Gretzky's 894 career NHL goals — a record so dominant that second place sits more than 100 goals behind — give this issue a genuinely singular subject. The NHL retired his number 99 league-wide in 1999, the only such honor in the sport's history.