2.5 Dollars – Cook Islands
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Captain James Cook's 2nd Pacific Voyage
Context
Years: 1973–1974
Issuer: Cook Islands
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Currency:
(since 1972)
Total mintage: 32,000
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard9
Numista: #16322
Value
Exchange value: 2.5 NZD = $1.50
Bullion value: $72.41
Obverse
Description:
Queen Elizabeth II's effigy
Inscription:
ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS
1973
1973
Translation:
ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS
1973
1973
Script: Latin
Language: English
Engraver: Arnold Machin
Reverse
Description:
Three-masted ships sailing left over a world map's Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Inscription:
JAMES COOK'S SECOND PACIFIC VOYAGE
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
JB
TWO AND A HALF DOLLARS
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
JB
TWO AND A HALF DOLLARS
Script: Latin
Engraver: George James Berry
Edge
Reeded
Categories
| Map |
| Transportation> Watercraft |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Royal Australian Mint | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | — | 6,000 | ||
| 1973 | — | 12,000 | Proof | |
| 1974 | — | 12,000 | Proof | |
| 1974 | — | 2,000 |
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