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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Brown Pelican
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | At center, a raised inner circle frames the diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, engraved after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait and bearing the initials IRB beneath the truncation. Surrounding the inner circle, the broader field depicts a highly detailed naturalistic scene of a bald eagle nest set among tree branches: an adult bald eagle perches on the nest at left with chicks visible, while a second eagle descends in flight at upper right carrying a fish in its talons. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left, 5 DOLLARS along the top, and COOK ISLANDS along the right of the inner circle, with the date 2021 inscribed at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS IRB 2021 |
| Reverse description | The central field features a full-color applied image of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), the state bird of Louisiana, perched upon a wooden post above water against a softly rendered pastel sky rendered in purples and pinks. A blue banner at the top of the central roundel bears the inscription LOUISIANA in white lettering, surmounted by a star in the colors of the American flag. A second blue banner at the base of the roundel reads BROWN PELICAN. The outer field beyond the roundel is engraved in fine relief with a panoramic American landscape featuring saguaro cacti, mountain ranges, and grazing wildlife. The arcing legend AMERICAN STATE ANIMALS is inscribed along the upper border, separated from the central design by a ring of small stars. |
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