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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Semperoper
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed gold-gilded rendition of the Semperoper (Dresden State Opera House) occupies the central field, depicted in a frontal elevation highlighting its ornate Baroque façade, sculptural rooftop decorations, and grand arched entrance. The foreground features a radiating cobblestone plaza rendered in silver, flanked by period street lamps. The curved legend GERMANY - SEMPEROPER arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in the lower field. A World Monuments globe logo with the inscription WORLD MONUMENTS is positioned in the upper left of the field. |
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| Edge | Plain with individual numbering |
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The Semperoper in Dresden was destroyed by Allied bombing in February 1945 and remained a ruin for decades under East German administration, partly due to political ambivalence about restoring a building so associated with aristocratic culture. Its reconstruction became a point of national pride for the GDR in its final years, reopening on February 13, 1985 — exactly forty years after the raids.