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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II African Elephant
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl drop earring with a pearl necklace at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, with the date 1990 positioned in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials RDM appear at the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a large adult African elephant (Loxodonta africana) facing left in three-quarter view, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field, with a juvenile elephant calf at its side in the lower left foreground. A stylized acacia tree appears in the left middle ground, evoking the savanna habitat. The peripheral legend ENDANGERED WORLD WILDLIFE arcs across the upper field, with WILDLIFE divided along the right side, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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