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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Rose
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A colorized spray of fully bloomed pink roses with green foliage occupying the central field against a dark background. The Chinese characters 玫瑰 and the word Rose appear in the upper portion of the field, while the denomination 50¢ is inscribed to the upper right. The series inscription ASIAN WILDLIFE SERIES curves along the lower border, and a beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 玫瑰 Rose 50¢ Asian Wildlife Series |
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Cook Islands adopted a distinctive dodecagonal coinage program in the 1970s, and the fifty-cent piece has remained among the more unusual denominations in Pacific island circulation — large, heavy, and rarely encountered in everyday transactions given the territory's small population and heavy reliance on New Zealand currency for practical commerce.