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Cook Is. 2004 Cobb & Co 1oz Silver Proof Coin - Left Handed Coins &
Banknotes
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The
historic inland coaching company, Cobb & Co
had its origins
in the growing human traffic prompted by the gold-rushes of the early 1850s.
Cobb & Co. contributed in
the development of communication and transport during the 19th century.
Remote country towns, cattle stations and other settlements, relied on Cobb &
Co.'s mail delivery services. Coaches brought essential supplies, news from home
and a sense of connection to others in what was perceived as a distant and
inhospitable land. The company was enormously successful and had branches or
franchises throughout much of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. At
its peak, Cobb & Co operated along a network of tracks that extended further
than those of any other coach system in the world its coaches travelled 28,000
miles (44,800km) per week and 6000 (out of their 30,000) horses were harnessed
every day. Cobb & Co created a web of tracks from Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria and Port Douglas on the Coral Sea down to the furthest reaches of
Victoria and South Australia in all, a continuous line of 3200km (2000 miles)
of track over eastern Australia from south to north, with a total of 11,200km
(7000 miles) of regular routes. With the
growth of a rail system coaching declined and the last Cobb and Co coach ran in
1924.
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ISSUING COUNTRY:
Cook
Islands (self-governing dependency of New Zealand)
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Coloured
image of Cobb & Co. Stage coach with passengers on board set over
the frosted relief a wagon
wheel
- Legend: 1854-2004 1OZ
999 SILVER (surround) COBB & CO (between spokes)
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Queen Elizabeth II crowned
young head facing right
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Legend: ELIZABETH II ONE
DOLLAR
COOK ISLANDS 2004
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Encapsulated & housed in a
timber case, protected by an outer sleeve
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(W)70mm
x (H)70mm x (D)30mm (approx)
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