| Coin | Gold Half Gram 2020 Harry Potter - Flying Car |
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The Cook Islands, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar circulates in parallel with the local Cook Islands Dollar; at the same time, the government also authorises many legal tender coins in the Cook Islands Dollar currency for collector's purposes. Many of them are in standard sizes, including the half gram (0.5 g) of gold mini-coin format - such as this coin.
This ingot-shaped coin is one of a series of 12 coin mini-bars featuring characters and themes from the Harry Potter series of books and films, and features the Flying Car.
"The flying Car was a Ford Anglia and it appeared in the 2002 movie, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. The car was baby blue with various dents, scratches and other marks." |
| Mint | MDM |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage | 10,000 |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS 2020.
On the left, the date of issue 2020. On three lines on the right, the metal content, 0.5 g FINE GOLD .999 (one half of a gram of 99.9% gold). |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse design depicts the Flying Car, which Harry Potter and his friend Ron Weasley used to travel from London to Hogwarts Castle at the beginning of their second school year.
Above, the HARRY POTTER logo in a lightning bolt.
Horizontally below, the inscription MR. WEASLEY'S FLYING CAR.
Near the rim above left, the copyright note, TM & © WBEI (s20) (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
MR. WEASLEY'S FLYING CAR |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof-like.
Packaging: in protective capsule and Harry-Potter themed booklet. |
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