Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Beijing: Temple of Heaven
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 155.5 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A high-relief antiqued field features a highly detailed depiction of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests — the iconic triple-eaved circular structure of Beijing's Temple of Heaven — dominating the lower and central portion of the design. The architecture is rendered with extraordinary sculptural precision, showcasing each tier of ornate eaves, decorative friezes, and the cylindrical base. To the upper left, the diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces left, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, his initials IRB appearing below the bust. The field behind the temple is covered with a traditional wave or scale pattern, and a sinuous Chinese dragon is depicted in low relief to the right. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left, COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, and 25 DOLLARS is inscribed vertically along the right border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS IRB 25 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | BEIJING – TEMPLE OF HEAVEN – 天坛 2023 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |