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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Shinkansen E4 Series
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 2021 |
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| Graveur(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Full-color depiction of the Shinkansen E4 Series Max high-speed train shown in three-quarter frontal view, rendered in its characteristic white, blue, and pink livery, set against a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped mountains with golden autumnal foliage in the foreground. A profusion of cherry blossoms in pink and white fills the lower portion of the field, while three red-crowned cranes soar through a vivid blue sky above the train. The curved legend THANK YOU! SERIES E4 MAX 2021 arcs across the upper field in gilt lettering, and the denomination $50 appears in a gilt cartouche at the bottom. The fineness .9999 is inscribed discreetly at the right side of the design. |
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The E4 Series "Max" entered service in 1997 as the world's only double-decker Shinkansen train, built to address severe capacity constraints on the Tokyo–Niigata corridor. Its retirement came in October 2021 — the same year this coin was struck — when the final revenue run was completed ahead of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension work.
Cook Islands has no postal service with Japan, no trade relationship of consequence, and no historical connection to high-speed rail. The country's numismatic program exists almost entirely as a licensing vehicle, and this gold piece is a product of that arrangement rather than any sovereign impulse.