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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB appearing below the truncation of the neck. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and COOK ISLANDS to the right, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR arching across the upper field and the date 2017 positioned in the lower exergue. The entire design is struck against a deeply mirrored proof field with gold plating. |
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| Reverse description | A full-color photographic portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, occupying the central field of the coin, depicting her smiling in a sleeveless blue gown and wearing a pearl and diamond necklace, evoking her attendance at the English National Ballet's performance of Swan Lake. The portrait is set within a raised inner border, flanked at lower left and right by raised gold-plated rose motifs. The arching legend DIANA - PRINCESS OF WALES curves across the upper border, while the dates 1961 - 1997, commemorating her birth and death years, appear in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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