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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace visible. The effigy is rendered in fine relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1997 positioned at the bottom. The engraver's initials RDM appear in small letters below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of the Nativity scene occupies the central field, showing the Virgin Mary kneeling in prayer to the right, draped in robes, with the infant Jesus reclining in a manger to the left, his head adorned with a radiant nimbus. A star of Bethlehem appears in the upper right field. The inscription 1ST CENTURY curves prominently along the upper rim, with THE BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY placed in the left-center field and the denomination $20 at the lower left. The mint mark FM appears near the lower right rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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