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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Early Studies
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a large, high-relief bust of Abraham Lincoln facing three-quarters right, rendered with fine sculptural detail, surrounded by a ring of thirteen five-pointed stars along the upper and lateral border. In the lower left quadrant, an inset circular cameo depicts the diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, accompanied by the legends ELIZABETH II and COOK ISLANDS disposed around the periphery, the denomination 2 DOLLARS above, and the date 2022 below. A decorative scroll banner below Lincoln's bust bears the inscription LINCOLN. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Early Studies" series from Cook Islands belongs to a wave of licensed numismatic programs that the island nation has operated since the 1970s, when it began issuing collector coins with no intention of domestic circulation — a revenue arrangement that has funded government operations for decades. Cook Islands holds legal authority to issue its own coinage under the Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964, despite using the New Zealand dollar in everyday commerce.
KM#3231 is a modern bullion-adjacent issue; the .999 silver content at roughly half-troy-ounce weight places it in a category designed primarily for the European and Asian collector markets.