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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Tripartite
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Truncated diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, as sculpted by Raphael David Maklouf, positioned in the upper left of the annular sector field against a proof-finish dark background. The date '~ 1998 ~' appears in the upper field, with the legend 'ELIZABETH II' inscribed below it and 'COOK ISLANDS' rendered in large raised lettering along the curved lower border of the sector. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Tripartite" designation refers to a three-piece interlocking coin format issued by Cook Islands through the New Zealand Mint in the late 1990s, a period when the mint aggressively expanded its novelty collector programs for Pacific island territories. Cook Islands, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, had no domestic circulation need for a 42-gram silver two-dollar piece — this was produced entirely for the philatelic and numismatic export market.
KM#321 is one of three coins designed to fit together as a single composite piece when assembled.