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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Emperor Maximilian
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1991 |
| Reverse description | Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico depicted in military uniform with epaulettes and a star order, mounted on horseback and facing left, holding the reins in his right hand. Behind the equestrian figure, a detailed rendering of a Mexican colonial cathedral with multiple domed towers fills the upper field. The commemorative legend 500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492-1992 arcs around the upper periphery, with the denomination 50 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower border. |
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Maximilian I of Mexico was a Habsburg archduke installed as emperor in 1864 through the combined machinations of Napoleon III and a faction of Mexican conservatives who believed a European monarch could stabilize the country. The French withdrew their troops under American pressure in 1867, leaving Maximilian exposed. He refused to abdicate, was captured by Juárez's republican forces at Querétaro, and was executed by firing squad on June 19, 1867 — his reign lasting just three years.
Cook Islands issued a substantial commemorative series in the early 1990s covering historical figures with little direct Pacific connection, KM#196 being one of several dozen such pieces produced for the collector market rather than circulation.