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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th portrait
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend 'ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2003' arcs around the periphery of the field. The designer's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2003 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed high-relief depiction of a elongated spiral marine gastropod shell (turritella or auger-type) oriented diagonally across the coin's field, with naturalistic ribbing and textural detail rendered by engraver Horst Hahne. The denomination '$5' appears in large numerals in the upper right field. The plain dodecagonal border frames the composition without additional legend. |
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