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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Esmeralda
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the design by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace. The truncation shows draped robes with decorative detail. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2003 positioned centrally at the lower rim. A beaded border runs along the coin's edge. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular coloured insert depicting a three-masted sailing vessel, the Esmeralda, shown broadside to starboard with all sails set, rendered in naturalistic polychrome enamel against a light blue sky and sea background. The vessel is portrayed in fine detail with rigging, yards, and hull markings clearly delineated. Surrounding the central insert is a raised dark annular border bearing the arc legend HISTORIC SHIPS OF THE WORLD above and ONE DOLLAR below, flanked by two raised dots at the mid-sides. A beaded border runs along the outer edge. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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