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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Vasily Tropinin
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1244 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and drop earring, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished black field. The legend 'COOK ISLANDS' and denomination '5 DOLLARS' are inscribed in capital letters along the upper margin, while the monarch's name 'ELIZABETH II' appears in the lower field. The portrait is executed in the Ian Rank-Broadley style, with fine detail in the hair and facial features. |
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| Reverse description | Full-color reproduction of Vasily Tropinin's painting 'The Lacemaker' (1823), depicting a young woman in traditional dress engaged in lacemaking, glancing upward with a gentle expression, rendered across the majority of the rectangular field. To the lower left, a small embossed portrait medallion of the artist appears in silver relief against the black field. The vertical legend 'OLD MASTERS OF EUROPE' runs along the left margin, the date '2010' is inscribed in the upper left field, and the inscriptions 'VASILY TROPININ' and '1776–1857' appear along the lower margin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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