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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Butterfly and thistle
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered after the third portrait by engraver Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a drop earring. The truncation of the bust is clearly defined, with delicate detail in the hair and crown. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1996 positioned in the lower exergual field beneath the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1996 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed butterfly, wings spread in a naturalistic pose, occupies the lower centre and right of the field, depicted alongside a cluster of thistle plants with spiny stems and globular flower heads to the left. The composition is rendered with high-relief engraving, conveying botanical and entomological precision. The legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery, split across the left and right, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR inscribed along the lower border. |
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