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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Space Shuttle Program
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The truncation of the bust bears the engraver's initials IRB. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, 1 DOLLAR along the upper field, and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, all in raised Latin lettering. The date 2012 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. The coin displays a prooflike finish with a highly polished field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-color depiction of a NASA Space Shuttle ascending from Earth, with two solid rocket boosters emitting vivid orange flames rendered in applied color. The lower half of the field displays a color-printed view of Earth as seen from orbit, showing continental landmasses and cloud cover in blue and green tones. The upper half of the field, in silver relief, shows a star-filled space background with the shuttle in profile against the cosmos. The arc legend THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM appears along the upper border, with the secondary legend 30 YEARS OF SPACE EXPLORATION below it, and the date range 1981 - 2011 inscribed vertically along the right field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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