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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Mayflower and Pilgrims
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with drop earring and chain necklace visible, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation bears the engraver's initials RDM. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1991 centred in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting two figures in period Pilgrim attire on a rocky shoreline, the standing figure gesturing toward the right with arm raised, while a second figure crouches in the foreground. A three-masted sailing vessel, representing the Mayflower, is depicted at anchor in the middle ground to the left, with rocky cliffs to the right. The arc legend 500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492 - 1992 runs along the upper periphery, flanked by dots, and the denomination 50 DOLLARS appears along the lower border. |
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Cook Islands was among the most aggressive issuers of commemorative silver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, producing dozens of licensed issues annually for the collector market through foreign distributors — many of which had no meaningful connection to Cook Islands history or culture. This piece, marking the 371st anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, falls squarely into that category: a sovereign name lending legitimacy to a product aimed at American collector demand.
The 1620 voyage itself carried 102 passengers; fewer than half survived the first winter at Plymouth Colony.