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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, and the date 2009 descends along the right rim. The denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim in raised lettering. |
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| Reverse description | A vivid full-color photographic depiction of the Aurora Borealis dominates the central medallion, showing sweeping curtains of green and yellow light arcing across a deep blue Arctic sky above snow-capped mountain peaks, with the inscription THE ARCTIC superimposed in the lower portion of the colored scene. The central medallion is framed by a beaded inner border set against a dark oxidized field. The legend WONDERS OF NATURE arcs along the upper rim and AURORA BOREALIS along the lower rim, both in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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