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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II A Bao
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara, earrings, and necklace, rendered in the Raphael Maklouf portrait style. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right rim, with the date 2003 positioned in the lower field. The design is framed by a fine beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-length colored depiction of A Bao, a female figure from Chinese literary tradition, shown seated beside an ornate chair and rendered in traditional Chinese costume of green, red, and yellow robes with elaborate floral embroidery. She extends her right hand toward a perched green bird amid swirling cloud forms, while a decorative censer rests at her feet. The Chinese characters 阿宝 appear in the lower left field, and the denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed to the right. The coloring is applied by the pad-printing technique over a polished silver field. |
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