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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 bullion sizes, including one ounce of silver - such as this coin.
Trapped is a new coin concept originating from one of CIT’s multiple award-winning designers. The coin embodies the universal nightmare and fear of being trapped - physically or mentally, with no way out.
The oppressive image of a trapped person is skilfully implemented on the one ounce fine silver coin by applying smartminting technology to an antique finish texture, thus creating the appearance of a person screaming through a stretched fabric sheet. For once, a coin’s highlight is not defined by what’s added to the coin surface but by what lies beneath... |
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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.
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The reverse design creates the impression of a person's face, trapped under a stretched fabric sheet and screaming.
Around above left in the rim, a small inscription reads TRAPPED; around below right in the rim, the date of issue 2019. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
TRAPPED 2019 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| See also |
Coins in the Trapped series include:
- 1 oz Silver, Trapped, 2019
- 1 oz Silver, Still Trapped, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Trap Attack, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Untrapped, 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Trapped - Escape, 223
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