| Coin | Silver Ounce 2014 Giovanni in Laterano Mosaic |
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The Cook Islands, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar circulates in parallel with the local Cook Islands Dollar; at the same time, the government also authorises many legal tender coins in the Cook Islands Dollar currency for collector's purposes. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including one ounce of silver - such as this coin.
This coin, featuring the Giovanni in Laterano Mosaic from the ceiling of the Giovanni in Laterano church in Italy is the first issue in a NumisCollect / CIT series of concave coins featuring "Wonderful Mosaics".
The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (Italian: Arcibasilica Papale di San Giovanni in Laterano), commonly known as St. John Lateran’s Archbasilica, St. John Lateran’s Basilica, and just The Lateran Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, who is the Pope. |
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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 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2014.
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The reverse of the coin shows, above, the coloured mosaic from the ceiling of the Giovanni in Laterano church in Rome.
At centre, in old-style script, the inscription SAN GIOVANNI IN LATERANO.
Below, an image of the exterior of the church; to the left of it, ROME; to the right, XIIIth CENTURY.
Around below, on a background resembling mosaic stones, the name of the series: WONDERFUL MOSAICS. |
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SAN GIOVANNI IN LATERANO ROME XIIIth CENTURY WONDERFUL MOSAICS |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, concave.
Packing: in capsule, boxed, with Certificate of Authenticity.
NumisCollect Item ID: CK1401
CIT Item ID: 26678 |
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