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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II San Giovanni in Laterano
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as rendered by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley. The portrait is executed in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left, 5 DOLLARS across the top, and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right. The date 2014 appears in the lower field, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS IRB 2014 |
| Reverse description | The upper portion of the reverse features a vivid full-color reproduction of the celebrated 13th-century apse mosaic from the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, depicting Christ in glory at the apex surrounded by angels, with the Virgin Mary, saints, and apostles arranged below around a jewelled cross set against a golden ground. Below the colored inset, a finely engraved architectural elevation of the basilica's facade occupies the central field, flanked by the inscriptions ROME and XIIIth CENTURY. The legend SAN GIOVANNI IN LATERANO arcs across the upper border of the uncolored field, while WONDERFUL MOSAICS is rendered in bold relief along the lower border, framed by decorative mosaic-tile motifs. |
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