Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Mont-Saint-Michel
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 5 Dollars |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS along the upper field, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower field. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a matte ground. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Detailed panoramic view of the iconic island abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel rising dramatically above the surrounding village and ramparts, depicted in finely engraved relief. Elaborate Gothic tracery and interlaced ornamental panels frame the architectural scene on the left and right sides of the field. The name MONT · SAINT · MICHEL appears as a bold legend across the upper portion of the design, integrated within the decorative border. The commemorative dates 1023–2023 are inscribed within a cartouche at the base of the composition, marking the millennium of the abbey's founding. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 2023 - Proof - 5,000 |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |