Gold Five Ounces 2020 Real Heroes - Fighter Pilot, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II 500 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2020.

The effigy and legend are in a small circle in the lower part of the design. The upper part shows two fighter pilots walking across an airfield; their silhouettes are not black but show the original gold underneath. In the background, two fighter planes in the air and one on the ground.

Below, the inscription ONLY THE BRAVE ARE FREE.

The reverse design shows a helmeted fighter pilot; the visor is not black but shows the original gold underneath.

The background has a honeycomb pattern; in one of the hexagons on the left, the REAL HERO logo of the series.

In the rim around left, in tiny letters the motto ONLY THE BRAVE ARE FREE.

Finish: black proof, smartminting (Ultra High Relief).
Packaging: in presentation box, with a Certificate of Authenticity.
CIT Item ID: 29533