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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Marquise de Lafayette
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Reverse description | High-relief bust of the Marquis de Lafayette in full military uniform facing left, positioned at right, with two attendant soldiers depicted to his left in the middle ground. The scene commemorates the 500th anniversary of the European encounter with the Americas. The upper legend reads '500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492-1992' arcing around the upper field, with the denomination '50 DOLLARS' inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Smooth with inscription |
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Lafayette's 1824–25 tour of the United States — his first return in nearly four decades — was one of the most elaborately staged public events in early American history, drawing crowds in all 24 states and prompting Congress to grant him $200,000 and a township of land in gratitude. Cook Islands mined that goodwill heavily in 1991, issuing a string of silver dollars commemorating figures from American revolutionary history under licensing arrangements that had little to do with national heritage and everything to do with the collector market.
KM#193 belongs to a crowded series. The "Marquise" title in the coin's name is technically incorrect — Lafayette held the rank of Marquis, a masculine title.