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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II 11th Century
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 1997 |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A dynamic battle scene commemorating the Norman Conquest of the 11th century, depicting a mounted Norman knight in conical helmet and chain mail, sword raised aloft on a rearing horse, flanked by two armoured foot soldiers bearing shields and weapons, with ships visible in the distant background. The inscription 11TH CENTURY arcs prominently along the upper rim, while THE NORMAN CONQUEST appears in two lines at the left field and the denomination $20 is inscribed at the right field. The mint mark FM appears in the lower field. The high-relief design is struck against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This piece belongs to Cook Islands' extensive series of commemorative silver dollars issued through the 1990s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves — the coins were designed, marketed, and distributed almost entirely by foreign private mints targeting the collector market. The Cook Islands government earned royalties; the coins rarely if ever circulated.
The "11th Century" designation places the subject matter in the era of Norman conquest and the First Crusade, though which specific event or figure KM#893 commemorates is not reliably documented in standard references.