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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Whales
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 6.22 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the date 2001 positioned in the lower field. The engraver's initials IRB appear truncated below the effigy. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field characteristic of proof coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Two humpback whales depicted in dynamic poses occupy the central field — a larger whale in the foreground and a smaller one leaping above it — rendered in fine detail against a polished background accented with scattered five-pointed stars and a small globe at lower centre. The legend TWENTY DOLLARS arcs vertically along the left rim, while 999·9 GOLD and 1/5th OZ appear along the upper right, with the denomination $20 inscribed in the lower field. An artist's signature, attributed to Christian Lassen, appears in the right-centre field. The composition evokes a marine environment and reflects the series' wildlife conservation theme. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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