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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Leaning Tower of Pisa

Emittent Cook Islands
Jahr 2022
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Währung Dollar (1972-date)
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Reversbeschreibung The reverse presents an exceptionally detailed high-relief depiction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa rendered in three dimensions at centre-right, its characteristic tilt and multi-tiered arcaded galleries rendered with remarkable sculptural precision against an antiqued silver field. To the left, a flat-relief architectural cross-section reveals the internal structural arches, galleries, and decorative marble banding of the tower's exterior walls, while additional partial facades of the Pisan Romanesque ensemble extend into the surrounding field. The inscription LEANING TOWER OF PISA arcs along the upper rim, with 650 YEARS inscribed in the lower left field and the commemorative dates 1372 – 2022 along the lower right rim.
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Cook Islands has been one of the most prolific issuers of numismatic novelty silver since the 1990s, operating under a licensing arrangement that allows foreign mints — primarily the Perth Mint and various European houses — to produce legal tender coins on its behalf. This piece is part of a long-running "Famous Monuments" style program with no particular historical urgency behind its creation beyond the collector market it was designed for.

The Leaning Tower's tilt, roughly 3.97 degrees as of recent measurements after stabilization work completed in 2001, is the result of soft subsoil on one side — a construction defect noticed before the third floor was even finished in the 12th century.

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