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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Rabbit
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in high relief after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The queen's draped bust occupies the central field, with fine detail in the hair and crown. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, both in incuse Roman capitals. The denomination 2 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower exergue. The mirrored proof field provides strong contrast against the relief portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has issued lunar-themed commemoratives under its currency authority since the 1990s, functioning almost entirely as bullion and collector pieces rather than circulating coinage — the islands themselves use New Zealand dollars in practice. The 2011 Rabbit issue falls within a broader Pacific island commemorative industry in which sovereign minting rights are licensed to external producers, in this case almost certainly struck by a European or Australian contractor rather than on the islands themselves.
KM#1906 corresponds to a period of significant expansion in Cook Islands' licensed numismatic output, when dozens of themed issues were released annually under the same authority.