Cook Is. 2004 Cobb and Co. 1oz Silver Proof Coin @ lefthandedcoins.com
Cobb & Co. had its origins in the growing human traffic prompted by the
gold-rushes of the early 1850s. 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 traveled 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.
DENOMINATION
NZD $1.00 (One
Dollar) Non Circulating Legal Tender
DATE
FINISH
REVERSE DESCRIPTION
Design :
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)
OBVERSE DESCRIPTION
Queen Elizabeth II crowned
young head facing right
Legend : ELIZABETH II ONE
DOLLAR
COOK ISLANDS 2004
Designer :
Raphael Maklouf
METAL
MASS
DIAMETER
MINTAGE
MINT
DOCUMENTATION
Certificate of Authenticity included
PRESENTATION
Encapsulated & housed in a
timber case, protected by an outer sleeve