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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Samwise
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Posthumous effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished rectangular field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left border and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with HALF DOLLAR continuing the arc at lower left. The date 2023 appears prominently in large numerals in the lower central field, below which the inscriptions 2.5g, FINE SILVER, and .999 are arranged in three lines, attesting to the coin's metallic specifications. The initials IRB, denoting engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, are incused beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB HALF DOLLAR 2023 2.5 g FINE SILVER .999 |
| Reverse description | Front-facing portrait bust of Samwise Gamgee, the hobbit character from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, draped in an Elven travelling cloak, rendered in detailed relief at center. Decorative Elvish scrollwork and stylized motifs frame the composition along both vertical borders, with Tengwar script inscriptions visible in the background field. The character's name SAMWISE appears in stylized lettering at the upper portion of the field. The THE LORD OF THE RINGS trademark logo is inscribed in bold relief across the lower portion of the rectangular field, with the copyright notice NLP (s22) also present. |
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