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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Miffy
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2005 COOK ISLANDS 1/2 OZ. 9999 GOLD |
| Reverse description | Central colorized design depicting Miffy, the iconic rabbit character created by Dick Bruna, shown facing forward against a black field, holding a white birthday cake adorned with lit candles and set on a red and yellow base. The figure is rendered in the characteristic flat graphic style associated with the Miffy brand. The legend MIFFY 50TH ANNIVERSARY arcs along the upper portion of the field in raised gold lettering. The denomination $50 appears in the lower field, with the copyright notice © Mercis bv to the lower right. |
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Miffy — the minimalist rabbit character created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna in 1955 — became the subject of an unexpected numismatic licensing boom in the early 2000s, with Cook Islands among several small Pacific nations that secured rights to produce legal tender commemoratives bearing the image. These issues were produced primarily for the collector and gift market in the Netherlands and Japan, where Bruna's character has maintained its strongest commercial following for decades.
The half-troy-ounce gold specification places this squarely in the bullion-collector crossover market rather than pure numismatic territory.