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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Juan Ponce de Léon
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 1988 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1988 positioned in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials RDA appear beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Oplage | 1988 FM - Proof |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Juan Ponce de León's connection to Cook Islands coinage is purely commercial — this is a Franklin Mint-era commemorative issued under Cook Islands' licensing arrangement, which allowed the territory to sell collector coins bearing foreign historical figures with no meaningful local connection. Cook Islands was one of several small Pacific nations that leaned heavily on this model through the 1980s.
Ponce de León led the first documented European expedition to Florida in 1513, though he likely encountered the peninsula during an earlier, unrecorded voyage. He died in 1521 from a wound sustained during his second Florida expedition.