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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Gemini
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 28.71 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earring, and pearl necklace, as modeled by Raphael Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right field, with the date 2003 positioned in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, surrounded by a continuous beaded border. The engraver's initials RDM appear below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a colorful, stylized illustration of the Gemini twins depicted as two youthful figures facing each other with hands pressed together, one adorned with a devil's wing and tail and the other with an angel's wing, rendered in vivid polychrome color printing against a black background. Above the figures, the raised Gemini astrological symbol (II) is accompanied by the italic legend Gemini. The denomination 50¢ appears in raised numerals to the right of the figures. A decorative patterned border ring frames the colored central design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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