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25 Dollars - Charles III Samurai
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Diameter | 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of King Charles III in high relief, rendered in fine detail against an intricately engraved geometric basketweave patterned field. The legend encircles the effigy, reading · 25 DOLLARS · to the left, · CHARLES III · across the top, · 2025 · to the right, and COOK ISLANDS along the lower arc. The engraver's initials DT appear in the lower right field near the portrait's truncation. |
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| Reverse description | A powerful high-relief depiction of a fully armoured samurai warrior in three-quarter view, wearing a conical kasa hat and traditional lamellar body armour (tosei-gusoku), gripping a katana with both gauntleted hands in a combative stance. The intricately engraved background features the architectural elements of a Japanese castle or temple, with secondary figures visible on a balcony in the upper left field. The inner border is decorated with a repeating geometric diaper pattern, and the inscription SAMURAI appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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