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5 Dollars - Charles III Butterfly
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | High-relief effigy of King Charles III in right-facing profile, depicting the monarch in civilian dress with coat and tie, rendered in a detailed sculptural style against a smooth field treated with an obsidian black finish. The portrait occupies the central field and bears the engraver's initials 'DT' (Dominique Thiébaut) beneath the truncation. The surrounding legend reads '5 DOLLARS' to the left and 'CHARLES III' to the upper right, with 'COOK ISLANDS' along the lower periphery, all separated by raised dot ornaments. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a large butterfly with fully spread wings, rendered in fine line-engraving detail against a deeply recessed obsidian black field. The butterfly's wings display intricate venation and scalloped outer edges, with the body shown in full frontal aspect. Surrounding the central motif is an ornate mandala-inspired decorative framework featuring geometric rosettes, dreamcatcher-style circular medallions at the top and bottom, and elaborate lace-like foliate arabesques filling the lateral fields. The date '2025' appears in small characters within the decorative border at the lower right. |
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