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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right. The denomination $25 is inscribed prominently at the base of the field, flanked by the fineness notation Ag999 to the right and the weight designation 5oz to the left, all set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central sunken medallion struck in high relief and enhanced with golden-amber mother-of-pearl inlay, depicting a powerful frontal bust of an ox with pronounced horns dominating the foreground, set against a detailed pastoral landscape featuring a calf, traditional architecture, and reeds. The inlaid central disc is framed by a polished silver border ornamented with alternating bead and floral rosette motifs. The legend YEAR OF THE OX arcs across the upper border in bold incuse lettering, and the date 2021 appears in the lower border, all elements rendered in mirror-finish proof silver. |
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