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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait, Cook Islands
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicting the second definitive portrait by Arnold Machin, with the Queen wearing a tiara known as the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland. The truncated bust is draped, with a pearl necklace visible. The legend 'ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date '1970' positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features Captain James Cook's three-masted barque HMS Endeavour under full sail, depicted sailing to the right across open waters. To the right of the vessel appears a quarter-facing portrait bust of Captain James Cook himself. The legend 'COOK ISLANDS JAMES COOK' arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 'ONE DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower periphery. The overall composition commemorates Cook's voyages of discovery and his association with the Cook Islands. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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