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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Osamu Tezuka
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2391 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color applied design commemorating the 70th debut anniversary of manga artist Osamu Tezuka, featuring a vibrant group portrait of iconic Tezuka characters including Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) at center, Black Jack in the upper left, Princess Sapphire (Ribon no Kishi) in the upper center, a white mouse-like character (Unico) in the lower left, and the flaming Phoenix (Hi no Tori) rising dramatically on the right side. A facsimile of Tezuka's autograph is inscribed across the lower central field. The legend 'TEZUKA OSAMU DEBUT 70th ANNIVERSARY' arcs along the upper rim, with the denomination '$2' positioned at the lower left, and the copyright notice '©Tezuka Productions' and fineness '.999' inscribed in the right field. |
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Osamu Tezuka, who died in 1989, is the subject of a modest but genuine collector crossover — numismatists rarely drive demand for these pieces, manga and anime enthusiasts do. Cook Islands has issued hundreds of licensed pop-culture silver rounds under its authority, and this sits squarely in that category: legal tender in name, bullion collectible in practice. The 1989 Tezuka estate actively licenses his image and characters globally, which is the mechanism that makes issues like this possible decades after his death.