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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Preussen
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 25 DOLLARS appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed depiction of the five-masted full-rigged sailing ship Preussen under full sail on a choppy sea, with rocky outcroppings visible at lower left and dramatic clouds in the background. An inset circular medallion at the upper right bears a bust portrait of Carl Laeisz, owner of the Hamburg shipping firm that commissioned the vessel, inscribed CARL LAEISZ around the portrait. A ribbon scroll at the bottom of the design bears the ship's name PREUSSEN in raised lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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