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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Bounty

Issuer Cook Islands
Year 2017
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Reference(s) KM#2547
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Obverse script Latin
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Edge Smooth
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Additional information

The Bounty mutiny of 1789 has been central to Cook Islands coinage since the territory's decimal issues began in 1972 — the ship appearing on circulation pieces for decades before migrating to collector strikes. This 2017 issue is part of a broader Pacific commemorative trend where smaller jurisdictions leveraged fine silver fractionals to capture the numismatic market rather than produce coins for actual use.

The .9999 fineness is notable; most silver commemoratives settle at .999.

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