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20 Dollars
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Ina, a figure from Cook Islands legend, nude and riding the shark Mango across stylised ocean waves, holding a coconut in her hands; the composition is rendered in fine intaglio line work. The denomination numeral '20' appears in the upper right, with the issuer name 'Cook Islands' in script lettering across the upper portion. A facsimile signature of the Financial Secretary appears at lower right, with the denomination in words 'TWENTY DOLLARS' at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | A finely engraved intaglio vignette occupies the centre of the note, presenting a traditional Cook Islands slit drum (pate) to the left and a conch shell resting against a turtle shell to the right, all rendered in detailed cross-hatched line engraving. The issuer name 'Cook Islands' appears in script at the upper left, and the denomination numeral '20' is printed at the upper right. A guilloche underprint in pastel orange, teal and yellow provides the background, with a small triangle watermark device at the lower left. |
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| Signature(s) | Davis Fleming |
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