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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Courage
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, set within an elaborate circular guilloche rosette pattern evoking banknote engraving traditions. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the portrait, with COOK ISLANDS and the date 2022 inscribed below. Shield-shaped cartouches bearing the denomination numeral 2 and the weight notation 1/200 OZ appear in the lower left and upper right corners of the rectangular field. The overall design incorporates intricate security-style lathe-work backgrounds and star motifs characteristic of the Aurum OZNote format. |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate stained glass-inspired polychrome artwork occupying the full rectangular field, comprising more than 52 individual symbolic motifs representing the human capacity for courage, drawn from the Roots of Humanity series. The composition employs richly colored geometric and figurative elements arranged in a cohesive decorative panel. The legend COURAGE arcs prominently across the design, accompanied by the inscriptions ROOTS of HUMANITY and 1/200TH OZ · FINE GOLD. The reverse faithfully replicates the aesthetic of medieval stained glass windows rendered in a miniature gold format. |
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At 0.156 grams, this is among the smallest gold coins in regular issue — a format Cook Islands has aggressively exploited since the 2010s as a vehicle for themed collector series aimed at the Asian retail market. The "Courage" designation places it within a broader virtue or values series, a packaging concept that has proliferated across Pacific island jurisdictions whose mint relationships with facilities in Austria and Poland effectively outsource both design and distribution.