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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 1st Century
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace, her hair styled in curls beneath a floral tiara. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the right rim, with the date 1997 placed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed relief depiction of the Nativity scene occupies the central and right portions of the field, featuring the Virgin Mary in prayer at right, her head haloed, kneeling before the infant Jesus who reclines in a manger at left, also with a halo, his right hand raised in blessing. A eight-pointed Star of Bethlehem radiates in the upper right field. The legend 1ST CENTURY arcs along the upper rim, with the denomination $50 inscribed to the left and the inscription THE BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY appearing in the central field. |
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