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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Capricorn
| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 28.71 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the third definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Raphael David Maklouf, depicted in right-facing profile with a draped bust, wearing the George IV State Diadem adorned with floral motifs, a pearl drop earring, and a beaded necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field, with the engraver's initials 'RDM' incuse at the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs across the upper field to the left, and 'COOK ISLANDS' arcs to the right, with the date '2003' positioned centrally at the base. A continuous ring of beading frames the design along the inner rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | Capricorn 50¢ |
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Cook Islands has issued an unusually large number of commemorative and thematic coinage programs relative to its tiny population — the islands have fewer than 20,000 residents — making the New Zealand dollar the currency of everyday life while Cook Islands coinage functions almost entirely as a collector vehicle. This Capricorn piece is part of a twelve-coin zodiac series issued in 2003, a format the Cook Islands mint programs office returned to repeatedly throughout the early 2000s as demand from thematic collectors remained strong.
KM# 1079 sees extremely limited circulation use.