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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Royal Artillery
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl drop earring, rendered in the third definitive portrait by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2003 positioned in the lower exergue. The initials RDM, denoting the engraver, appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting a row of field artillery pieces with large spoked wheels, attended by uniformed Royal Artillery gunners, discharging cannon with billowing smoke clouds in the foreground. The Tower of London is prominently rendered in the background, its battlements and turrets depicted in fine architectural detail. The denomination 50 CENTS is inscribed along the lower border within the exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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