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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Whales
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above in the upper field, with COOK ISLANDS centered below the portrait and the date 2001 in the lower field. The design is contained within the plain rectangular flan with no additional ornamental border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II D.G. REG. F.D. COOK ISLANDS 2001 |
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Cook Islands built a substantial revenue stream from the late 1980s onward by licensing its sovereign mint authority to foreign distributors, producing collectible issues almost entirely for the numismatic market rather than domestic circulation. This whale piece is a product of that arrangement — minted in quantity for overseas collectors, never intended to cross a shop counter in Rarotonga.