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7.50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bounty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, facing right, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley; the engraver's initials IRB appear at the truncation of the neck. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the date 2012 displayed in the lower field below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 2012 |
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The Bounty connection to Cook Islands is administrative rather than sentimental — the mutineers' descendants settled Pitcairn, not the Cooks, but New Zealand's broader Pacific territories share the historical association closely enough that the subject has been a recurring anchor for Cook Islands bullion issues since the 1980s. This 250g format, issued under the Cook Islands fiscal framework that has long attracted foreign minting programs, was produced primarily as a bullion accumulation piece rather than for domestic circulation — the islands' actual monetary needs are met by the New Zealand dollar.