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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Locomotive
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem adorned with flowers and crosses, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, with the date 1991 centred at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting a 19th-century steam locomotive moving to the right along a railroad track, with billowing smoke from its stack, and railroad workers laying track in the foreground. Two bust portraits of prominent men in period dress and bow ties are positioned to the left of the locomotive, commemorating the development of the American railroad. The arc legend 500 YEARS OF AMERICA 1492-1992 is inscribed along the upper rim, and the denomination 50 DOLLARS appears along the lower rim. |
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| Mintage | 1991 - Proof |
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