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2 Dollars - Charles III Mommy Girl
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 15.57 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing uncrowned effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, rendered in fine detail with a draped bust showing suit and tie, after the portrait by engraver Dominique Thiébaut, whose initials DT appear in the lower right field. The circumferential legend reads '2 DOLLARS' to the left and 'CHARLES III' to the upper right, with 'COOK ISLANDS' inscribed along the lower arc, all separated by raised dot stops. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has long been a vehicle for novelty bullion issues aimed squarely at the gift market, and this piece makes no pretense otherwise. The "Mommy Girl" designation places it within a category of privately designed collector pieces produced under Cook Islands' licensing arrangements — the island government collects a fee, the issuing company retains distribution rights, and the coins circulate nowhere near the South Pacific.
The .9999 fine silver specification at roughly a half-troy-ounce weight mirrors the format popularized by New Zealand Mint and similar Pacific licensees after 2010.