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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Gate Church of the Trinity
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a pearl earring, as rendered by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. The design is struck in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-color depiction of the Trinity Gate Church (Troitska Nadvratna Tserkva) of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, rendered in vivid polychrome enamel, dominates the central field. The ornate Ukrainian Baroque facade is richly decorated with frescoes and icons, surmounted by a gilded onion dome bearing a cross. Flanking architectural elements of the monastery complex and a bare tree to the left are rendered in silver relief. The Cyrillic legend СВЯТО-УСПЕНСЬКА КИЄВО-ПЕЧЕРСЬКА ЛАВРА arcs around the upper periphery, with the inscription Троицкая надвратная церковь appearing in the right field. The date 2008 is inscribed in the lower exergue, and the design is bordered by a fine beaded inner rim. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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