Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
250 Dollars - Elizabeth II James Cook
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing a tiara, rendered in the style of the Arnold Machin effigy. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 1978 incused in the lower exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of Captain James Cook depicted in 18th-century style, his hair tied back with a ribbon bow. The circumferential legend CAPTAIN JAMES COOK · 250th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH arcs around the upper field, while · 250 DOLLARS · appears along the lower border. The fineness inscription 900/1000 FINE GOLD is engraved in small characters beneath the portrait in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |