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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2002 |
| Reverse description | Central device depicting the Discobolus, the classical Greek discus thrower rendered in high relief, shown in full dynamic mid-throw pose with the discus raised above and behind the head. To the lower left, a detailed elevation of an ancient Greek Doric temple occupies the field, with the inscription ATHENS / 2004 below it. The legend OLYMPIC GAMES arcs along the upper rim, and the denomination 2 / DOLLARS is inscribed to the right of the central figure. |
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Cook Islands issued a run of commemorative silver pieces in the early 2000s tied to the Athens Olympics, capitalizing on the IOC licensing agreements that allowed smaller sovereign territories to produce legal-tender commemoratives with no expectation of circulation. The 2004 Athens Games marked the return of the Olympics to Greece for the first time since the inaugural modern Games of 1896.
The two-year gap between issue date and the event it commemorates is routine for this type of advance licensing release.