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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Scientist
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 15.57 g |
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| Obverse description | A large high-relief bust of Benjamin Franklin faces slightly right, dominating the upper field, with his name inscribed on a ribbon scroll at the base of the portrait. Superimposed at the lower left is a recessed circular inset depicting the diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend ELIZABETH II arcing left and COOK ISLANDS arcing right around the inset. The denomination 2 DOLLARS appears above the effigy within the inset, and the date 2021 is placed below. A ring of thirteen five-pointed stars borders the upper portion of the main field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1970s, leveraging a currency arrangement with New Zealand that allows legal tender status without requiring domestic circulation. The "Scientist" series sits within a broad wave of themed collector issues from Pacific island nations whose minting programs exist almost entirely for the export collector market — the coins never reach the islands themselves.
KM#3038 has not yet accumulated significant secondary literature. Buy on eye appeal and verify the assay mark.