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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring, with a necklace visible at the truncation. The portrait, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, bears the engraver's initials RDM at the base of the neck. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, with the date 1988 centered in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1988 |
| Reverse description | Central design depicting the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado mounted on a standing horse, rendered in fine relief with period armor, helmet, and ornate saddle cloth. A Native American figure stands in the lower right foreground, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward the explorer. The denomination $50 appears to the left of the composition. The legend FRANCISCO CORONADO arcs along the upper border, and a decorative inner ring of geometric patterns frames the design. The mint mark FM appears in the lower right field. |
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