Coin
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Imperial Egg (2015) — Cook Islands
Cook Islands • 2015 • KM# 1694
Overview
A silver 5 Dollars Proof coin from the Cook Islands, part of the Cloisonné eggs Series commemorating the Imperial Egg. The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. It is an oval-shaped coin struck in .999 silver with colored inlay and Bohemian crystals, limited to a mintage of 2,500 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Year
- 2015
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 20 g
- Diameter
- 43 mm
- Shape
- Oval
- Technique
- Coloured, Inlaid, Milled (Bohemian crystals)
- References
- KM# 1694
- Issuer
- CIT
Design details
Obverse
Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, date and denomination below Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 5 DOLLARS 2015 Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Ian Rank-Broadley is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Low mintage: Only 2,500 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 1694. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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