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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Nano life
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 50 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in larger lettering along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | A richly coloured and detailed allegorical composition depicting the evolution of life on Earth. At centre, a large polychrome tree of life rises from a small island, its canopy rendered in vivid green enamel, while a sequence of silhouetted figures progressing from quadrupedal primates to upright Homo sapiens marches across the base of the trunk. Pterosaurs in flight appear to the right in relief against the mirrored field. The lower half of the design features deep blue and turquoise enamel representing the primordial ocean, with a serpentine aquatic creature visible along the lower left field. A miniaturised nano chip inset on the left, bearing detailed informational imagery of geological eras and fauna, constitutes the principal technological feature of the issue. The arc legend NANO LIFE dominates the upper field, flanked by a microscope motif, with the secondary legend DISCOVER THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE curving to the right, and the date 2015 at lower left. |
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| Mintage | 2015 - Proof; With nano chip inset - 1,000 |
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