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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Japanese Aster
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars 2 NZD = RSD 119 |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, depicted in the fourth definitive portrait sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and '2 DOLLARS' along the upper field, with 'COOK ISLANDS' arcing along the right field. The date '2018' appears in the lower field, and the engraver's initials 'IRB' are incused below the truncation of the portrait. The design is rendered in high relief against a polished proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the early 1970s, a function of its self-governing status in free association with New Zealand. The Japanese Aster belongs to a long-running series of botanically themed issues produced for the collector market, minted under contract rather than for domestic circulation — Cook Islands' actual circulating coinage is negligible, and pieces like this one are struck expressly for international distribution through numismatic channels.