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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Uranus
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | URANUS 2014 UNLIKE THE OTHER PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM URANUS ROTATES ON ITS SIDE |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative pieces under its own authority since 1972, exploiting a constitutional relationship with New Zealand that permits it to produce legal tender without operating a conventional monetary system. The Uranus release belongs to a prolific planetary series marketed primarily to thematic collectors rather than circulators — these never meaningfully entered commerce on the islands themselves.
The silver plating over copper-nickel is a cost-reduction approach that became widespread among small-issuer commemoratives in the 2000s, allowing a premium price point against a base-metal production cost.