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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Arethusa
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing portrait bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a diamond diadem and drop earring, with elaborately styled hair, rendered in high relief against a matte antiqued field. The effigy is based on the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, COOK ISLANDS along the right, 5 DOLLARS across the upper field, and the date 2023 below. |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing bust of Arethusa, the freshwater nymph of Greek mythology, depicted in high sculptural relief inspired by the renowned Syracusan dekadrachms of antiquity. Her elaborately braided and pinned hair is adorned with a beaded headband and a large ornamental hairpiece, and she wears a delicate pendant earring and a fine pearl necklace. Two dolphins flank her effigy — one to the upper left and one to the lower right — swimming freely in the field, in faithful homage to the classical iconographic tradition. The mintmark initials CI appear in the lower left field. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Antiqued - 1,500 |
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