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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hughes H-1 Racer
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 2006 |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with a necklace, rendered in fine detail against a polished field. The portrait is set within a recessed central disk bordered by a raised rim. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · TWO DOLLARS · COOK ISLANDS' with the date '2006' positioned at the base, all separated by raised dot intervals. The engraver's initials 'RDM' appear below the portrait truncation. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | 1930'S RACERS 1 OZ 999 SILVER $2 Hughes H-1 Racer |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Hughes H-1 Racer holds a specific place in American aviation history: Howard Hughes flew it to a new landplane speed record of 352.46 mph on September 13, 1935, and later used a modified version to set a transcontinental record in 1937. Cook Islands has issued a long-running series of aviation-themed commemoratives, and this coin falls within that program — the islands having no meaningful connection to the subject matter, the choice of issuer being driven entirely by the secondary collector market rather than any historical relationship to the aircraft.