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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rimatara Lorikeet
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right, with '2 DOLLARS' inscribed across the upper field and the date '2016' at the bottom. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Rimatara lorikeet — known locally as the 'ura — was extinct across most of French Polynesia by the early 20th century, surviving only on the tiny island of Rimatara in the Austral chain. A translocation effort in 2007 moved a small population to Atiu in the Cook Islands, which likely explains this issuer's interest in the species. Whether the coin followed the conservation story or merely exploited a striking subject is an open question, but the ecological connection to Cook Islands territory is genuine rather than arbitrary.