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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 1932 Brough Superior SS100
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Diameter | 40.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with a pearl drop earring and necklace, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is set within a polished inner field, framed by a beaded inner border. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II and TWO DOLLARS above, with COOK ISLANDS and the date 2007 below, all within a darkened outer border punctuated by a dotted inner ring. |
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| Mintage | 2007 - Proof - 6,000 |
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The SS100 earned its "Super Sport" designation after George Brough began fitting JAP V-twin engines producing enough power to guarantee — in writing — that every machine would exceed 100 mph before leaving the Nottingham works. T.E. Lawrence owned seven of them and died on his eighth, a 1932 model, in May 1935. The 1932 specification is specifically commemorated here, the last full production year before Lawrence's fatal crash brought the marque an unwanted notoriety.