| Coin | Silver Ounce 2022 Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark |
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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.
The mint says about this coin:
This eerie, vampiric-looking silver coin celebrates the 30th anniversary of Iron Maiden's album Fear of the Dark.
Legendary metal band Iron Maiden released the album in May 1992 after which it soon reached the top of the UK album charts. It was the last to feature Bruce Dickinson as the group’s lead vocalist until his return in 1999. The album cover depicts their mascot Eddie as a kind of Nosferatu tree figure leering down from under the glistening moon. |
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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, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2022.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and depicts the artwork from Iron Maiden's 1992 album "Fear of the Dark".
Vertically on the left, the IRON MAIDEN logo. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
IRON MAIDEN Fear of the Dark |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured ("Obsidian Black" obverse).
CIT Item ID: 30039 |
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| See also |
Coins featuring Iron Maiden include:
- 0.5 g Gold, Senjutsu (Samurai Eddie), 2022
- 2 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (Samurai Eddie), 2022
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark, 2022
- 5 g Silver Coin Note, Senjutsu (Samurai Eddie), 2022
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Maiden - Eddie the Trooper, 2023
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