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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Creation of Adam
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a striking X-ray artistic interpretation of the iconic detail from Michelangelo's renowned Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco, the Creation of Adam, depicting two nearly touching hands rendered as luminous blue-toned skeletal X-ray imagery against a deeply blackened field. The skeletal structure of the fingers and hand bones is rendered in vivid blue and white coloring, evoking a radiographic aesthetic that reimagines the Renaissance masterwork through a modern scientific lens. The two hands extend from opposite sides of the coin, their outstretched index fingers almost meeting at the centre of the field. The legend CREATION OF ADAM appears in raised Latin lettering within the design. The dark oxidised background heightens the visual contrast of the colored X-ray imagery, producing a dramatic and contemporary numismatic composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | CREATION OF ADAM |
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