1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Sir Francis Drake

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Sir Francis Drake) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Sir Francis Drake) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cook Islands
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1996
Value 1 Dollar
1 NZD = USD 0.60
Currency Dollar (1972-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 10 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
75968
References KM# 268
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

400th date of death of Sir Francis Drake *1540 +1596

Obverse

Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II right, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS
1996

Reverse

Bust of Drake left, sailing ship right, denomination below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE 1540-1596
1 DOLLAR

Edge

Reeded

Comments

Sir Francis Drake, vice admiral (c. 1540 – 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete it as captain and leader of the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation.
Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque. King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats, about £4 million (US$6.5M) by modern standards, for his life.
(info from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1996  25 000 Proof / Belle Epreuve

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