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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Lahore Fort
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief gilt sculpture of the Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort, the monumental Mughal-era fortification in Pakistan, depicted in three-quarter frontal view with flanking octagonal bastions, crenellated battlements, arched entrance portal, and a flagpole bearing the national flag of Pakistan above. The sculptural element is finished in applied gold gilding, set against a mirror-polished silver field with a lightly engraved landscape foreground including palm trees and a reflecting pool. The inscription PAKISTAN - LAHORE FORT arcs along the upper border, the World Monuments Fund logo appears in the upper right field, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | PAKISTAN - LAHORE FORT WORLD MONUMENTS 10 DOLLARS |
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Lahore Fort — the Shahi Qila — has been continuously occupied and modified by rulers from the Ghaznavids through the Mughals to the Sikhs and finally the British, leaving it as one of the most architecturally layered sites in South Asia. It was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1981, though it simultaneously appeared on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to encroachment and deterioration of its northern wall. Cook Islands has issued numerous UNESCO-themed silver rounds of this format, contracting production to external mints as part of a broader collectibles program unrelated to any domestic monetary need.