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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Roman Theatre
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1869 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen with elaborately dressed hair adorned with a diadem, wearing pearl drop earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, both in raised Latin characters. The denomination 1 DOLLAR appears in the lower field, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Central polychrome design depicting a cutaway aerial view of a Roman theatre rendered in colour, showing the semicircular cavea with tiered seating, the stage building, and surrounding colonnaded architecture. Superimposed above the theatre is a large coloured theatrical mask of a bearded male figure with an open mouth and exaggerated features, characteristic of ancient Roman dramatic tradition. The inscription ROMAN THEATRE appears to the left of the mask in the field. The arc legend LV BC · BRITANNIA · AD CDX runs along the upper rim, with the date 2010 at the bottom, both in raised gilt Latin characters against the polished gold-plated border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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