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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Claude Monet
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 55 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted with a pearl drop earring and short curled hair, her truncation signed with the engraver's initials IRB below the neck. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, with the denomination 20 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower rim. The highly polished proof field contrasts with the finely detailed relief of the royal portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a full-colour reproduction of Claude Monet's celebrated Water Lilies series, depicting the artist's flower garden pond at Giverny with vivid violet, blue, pink, and yellow hues rendered in Impressionist style and applied directly to the coin's surface. The circular colour insert is framed by an elaborate decorative border of rectangular panels and ornamental foliate motifs executed in antique-finish silver relief. The series title MASTERPIECES OF ART arcs along the upper legend, while the artist's name CLAUDE MONET appears along the lower rim. The date 2015 is inscribed to the left of the decorative frame, and a small painter's palette hallmark appears to the right. The overall design composition evokes a museum picture frame, enhancing the fine art theme of the issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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