2022 0.5 g Cook Islands Gold Matterhorn $5 Mint State Proof Coin

This beautiful coin  represent certainly one of the most famous mountains in the world The Matterhorn. The 0.5 gram gold proof coin captures the impressive mountain in all of its snow-covered details. You can almost hear the winds howling around its massive structure.

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 sizes, including the half gram (0.5 g) of gold mini-coin format - such as this coin.

This coin was issued to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September 2022 after more than 70 years on the throne.

The Mint says:
She has been one of the most influential figures in the 20th century, redefining the modern conceptions of monarchy. While the political landscape both in the United Kingdom and the world has undergone drastic changes during her reign of 70 years, Elizabeth II has remained a popular monarch and was much beloved throughout the world. It is the end of a remarkable era. CIT would like to pay tribute to her life’s work by releasing two extraordinary coins.