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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II George Meade: Battle of Gettysburg
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The Queen wears a tiara with ornate beading and curled hair rendered in fine relief. The circular legend ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower field beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Central portrait of Major General George G. Meade in Union Army uniform, rendered in high relief with color application, set against a panoramic scene depicting the Battle of Gettysburg in the background, including infantry formations and period battlefield imagery. The legend MAJ. GEN. GEORGE G. MEADE and his birth and death dates 1815 - 1872 appear prominently, with the commemorative inscription 1863 ★ BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG and the date 2009 completing the design. |
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