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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Steadfast Tin Soldier
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central colored appliqué depicting a scene from the Soviet animated film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier', showing the one-legged tin soldier in blue uniform standing at lower left, a dancing ballerina in a white tutu pirouetting above, and a menacing green rat holding a staff at right, all set against a dramatic purple and blue background. The colored scene is framed by a decorative silver border styled as a filmstrip, evoking the cinematic origin of the illustration. A rectangular cartouche at the base bears the Cyrillic title 'Стойкий оловянный солдатик' in raised lettering. Below the cartouche, the fineness and weight inscription '1oz .999 Silver' appears in Latin script. |
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Part of a themed series issued by Cook Islands through the New Zealand Mint, this piece draws on Hans Christian Andersen's 1838 story — written, according to Andersen himself, in a single sitting after a friend handed him a scrap of tin. Cook Islands has long used its mint authority to produce collector silver under licensing arrangements that have no connection to local circulation or economy.