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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Brutus
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Dominant central depiction of the Colosseum rendered in high relief with fine architectural detail across the field. In the upper portion of the field, a decorative star motif incorporating the letters RH, U, IA, RB, and ZD is prominently displayed. The legend ROMAN EMPIRE arcs along the upper periphery, with a Greek key-pattern border encircling the coin's rim. In the lower portion of the field, the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appears in a small portrait, wearing a tiara, flanked by the legends ELIZABETH II and COOK ISLANDS, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS inscribed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMAN EMPIRE ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS |
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Part of a broader "Ides of March" themed release, this coin capitalizes on the enduring popular fascination with the 44 BC assassination of Julius Caesar. Brutus himself issued coinage after the assassination — most famously the "EID MAR" denarius of 42 BC, struck in gold and silver to pay his troops before the Battle of Philippi, now among the most historically charged coins of antiquity.
That Brutus used coinage as direct propaganda makes a modern commemorative in his honor something of an irony the original subject would have appreciated.