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5 Dollars - Charles III Pan: Panticapaeum
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted as a tribute portrait with diademed and elaborately coiffed hair, rendered in the style of the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left periphery and 'COOK ISLANDS' along the right, both inscribed in a stylised archaic-style typeface. The denomination '5 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the upper rim, and the date '2023' appears at the base below the truncation. The initials 'IRB' appear beneath the portrait, identifying the engraver Ian Rank-Broadley. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Boldly rendered right-facing bearded male head in high relief against a textured field, inspired by the celebrated gold stater coinage of Panticapaeum (modern Kerch, Crimea), depicting the satyr Pan in three-quarter facing style. The figure features flowing wild hair adorned with an ivy wreath or vine ornament atop the head, deeply modelled facial features with a prominent brow, aquiline nose, and full beard, all rendered with dramatic sculptural depth evoking the artistic grandeur of ancient Greek coinage. The coin's surface texture replicates the irregular flan characteristic of ancient struck coins. No inscriptions appear on the reverse. |
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