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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Rat
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, with the date 2008 inscribed in the lower exergue. The portrait displays fine line engraving with detailed hair and tiara work against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central colored design depicting two white rats adorned with decorative Chinese-style robes and accessories, set against a polished gold field. A stylized pine tree in relief appears to the left, rendered in the traditional East Asian artistic manner. The Chinese characters 子年 (Year of the Rat) are inscribed in the right field in gold relief. The denomination $100 appears in the lower field, and the fineness mark .9999 is inscribed at the lower right, with the date 2008 at the top. |
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