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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Bounty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the date 2012 inscribed in the lower field. The engraver's initials IRB appear truncated beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bounty connection to the Cook Islands is geographic, not incidental — the mutineers under Fletcher Christian eventually settled Pitcairn Island in 1790, and the broader Pacific jurisdiction has claimed the story ever since. Cook Islands has issued Bounty-themed coinage repeatedly across several decades, making KM#1951 one entry in a long commercial series rather than a singular commemorative.
Struck to one troy ounce equivalent in fine silver, this piece targets the bullion collectible market that expanded sharply after 2008.