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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Lowland Gorilla
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Third-portrait crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings with a necklace visible at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1992 inscribed in the lower exergue. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A male Western Lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) depicted in a three-quarter frontal stance, knuckle-walking amid tropical foliage rendered in low relief across the central field. The arc legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE is inscribed along the upper periphery, split to either side of the gorilla's form, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower field below the animal. The naturalistic rendering conveys the musculature and coat texture of the great ape in fine detail. |
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