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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 19th Century
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of an early 19th-century horse-drawn motor carriage with spoked wheels, carrying two elegantly dressed passengers — one holding a parasol — and attended by a figure alongside, evoking the dawn of the automobile age. The bold legend 19TH CENTURY arcs prominently across the upper field, while the inscription THE INVENTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE appears in the right field. The denomination $50 is inscribed in the lower left field. The scene is rendered in high relief against a frosted proof background. |
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| Mintage | 1997 - Proof |
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This issue belongs to Cook Islands' extensive commemorative silver program of the 1990s, which leveraged the territory's status as a New Zealand realm to operate an aggressive numismatic licensing business largely disconnected from any local monetary circulation. The coins were legal tender in name only, produced almost entirely for the collector export market.
KM#413 sits in a sprawling series commemorating 19th-century subjects — the specific subject here matters less than understanding that these issues were contracted through third-party marketing firms rather than driven by any Cook Islands government initiative.