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50 Tene - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait, Hawksbill Turtle
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1988-1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Third portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned and draped, facing right, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The Queen wears the George IV State Diadem and pearl drop earrings, with a draped mantle visible at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1992 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1992 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) rendered in high relief, swimming to the right amid stylised ocean waves and air bubbles, occupying the central and lower fields. The scutes of the carapace and the texture of the flippers are rendered with naturalistic precision by engraver Horst Hahne. The denomination numeral 50 appears prominently in the upper left field, with the legend TENE to its right in smaller lettering. |
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