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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Nijubashi and Chrysanthemum
| Issuer | Cook Islands Government |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with a diadem and neatly coiffed hair. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field, '20 DOLLARS' along the upper field, and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right field, with the date '2019' positioned in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vibrant color-printed composition of three large chrysanthemum blooms in yellow and green, the imperial flower of Japan, arranged prominently in the foreground. Behind them, a detailed relief rendering of the Nijubashi bridge and the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo is depicted in the midground, with the palace structure visible in the background. A stylized chrysanthemum mon emblem, the imperial seal of Japan, appears in a semicircular cartouche at the lower center of the field. The curved legend 'COMMEMORATING THE CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR' arcs along the upper and left periphery, with the fineness mark '.9999' inscribed in the lower right field. |
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