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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Inca prince
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1990 |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter bust of an Inca prince occupies the right foreground, adorned with a feathered headdress, ornate collar, and ceremonial garments, holding an upright spear or lance in both hands. In the left background, a stepped Mesoamerican pyramid temple is depicted in high relief. The commemorative legend '500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492-1992' arcs around the upper periphery, with the denomination '50 DOLLARS' inscribed in the lower field. Two raised dots flank the denomination as decorative stops. |
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Cook Islands issued a long series of commemorative silver dollars throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands' own history — the Inca subject here is purely a function of the international collector market that sustained Pacific island commemorative programs during this period. New Zealand managed Cook Islands' foreign affairs at the time, yet the coins circulated as legal tender under Cook Islands authority, a jurisdictional oddity that made them attractive to mint distributors seeking a Commonwealth issuer.