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1 Dollar Cook Islands
| Issuer | Papua New Guinea |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 4 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the stylized national emblem of Papua New Guinea featuring the Bird of Paradise displayed above crossed traditional spears and a kundu drum, rendered in colorized teal tones. The denomination '1' appears prominently in the upper field above the central motif, preceded by the word 'dollar'. The circular legend 'BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND' arcs along the upper periphery within a teal-colored ring border. The date '2017' is inscribed in the lower exergue. The entire design is presented with full colorization applied to the coin surface. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a colorized depiction of the flag of the Cook Islands, showing the Union Jack in the upper hoist canton and a circle of fifteen white five-pointed stars on a blue field, rendered in full color with a domed glossy finish. The circular legend 'WORLD NATIONAL FLAGS • OCEANIAN COUNTRIES' arcs along the upper periphery within a teal-colored ring border. The inscription 'COOK ISLANDS' appears in the lower portion of the border legend. The teal ring border frames the colorized flag motif throughout the design. |
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The attribution here is contradictory on its face — Cook Islands issues its own currency under a New Zealand monetary arrangement and has no issuing relationship with Papua New Guinea, which maintains its own kina. This piece is almost certainly a privately commissioned novelty or fantasy issue, a category that proliferated sharply after 2010 as a number of mints began producing legal-tender-labeled collectibles for small Pacific jurisdictions with minimal oversight of the authorizing process.