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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Vitruvian Man
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, high-relief depiction of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man occupies the centre of the field, rendered as a nude male figure with arms extended horizontally and legs slightly apart, inscribed within a square and circle in the classical Renaissance canon of proportions. The surrounding field is engraved with facsimile reproductions of da Vinci's architectural and mechanical sketches, geometric diagrams, and mirror-script annotations drawn from his notebooks. The legend 'VITRUVIAN MAN' is incused in capital letters along the upper arc of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Leonardo da Vinci's famous proportion study was never published in his lifetime — it remained in private hands for centuries before entering the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, where it is now considered too fragile for routine display. Cook Islands has issued a long-running series of silver rounds under legal-tender authority, a practice enabled by the territory's monetary arrangement with New Zealand, which allows independent commemorative programs while the New Zealand dollar remains the currency in actual circulation.