5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
Features
| Issuer |
Cook Islands
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1987-1994 |
| Value | 5 Dollars (5 NZD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 14.3 g |
| Diameter | 31.51 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 May 2016 |
| Number | N# 4159 |
| References | KM# 39 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS
RDM
1988
Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse
A Conch Shell
Script: Latin
Lettering:
$ 5
HH
Engraver: Horst Hahne
Edge
Plain
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)Comments
This coin if not unique is certainly one of the few circulating $5 coins in the world. The reverse design depicts the "Conch Shell" which, when made into a trumpet, is the traditional call to important meetings and to battle. The shell is also symbolic of money.
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See also
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5 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait)
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10 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait)
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20 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait)
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50 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait; Bonito Fish)
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50 Tene - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait; Hawksbill Turtle)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait)
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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait)
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | $ 6.80 | $ 6.80 | $ 6.80 | $ 6.80 | 40% | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Proof | 4% | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.40 | $ 8.70 | $ 12 | 39% | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Proof | 3% | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | UNC in Sets | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | $ 8.10 | $ 8.10 | 22% | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Proof | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | 20 000 | 2% | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | 200 | Proof | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
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