Obverse
Mont-Saint-Michel, mape of France at left; small effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The history is around the rim
Lettering: IRB ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 25 DOLLARS A THOUSAND YEARS AGO, IN 1023M THE BENEDICTINE MONKS OF MONT-SAINT-MICHEL LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THEIR NEW ABBEY CHURCH, TODAY, THE SANCTUARY IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF EARLY ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE, LOCATED ON TOP OF OF THE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL ROCK, THE CHURCH DOMINATES THE UNIQUE SILHOUETTE OF THIS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE ISLAND WHICH HAS DEFIED THE TIDES SINCE TIME BEGAN MSM
Reverse
Mont-Saint-Michel.
Lettering: MONT SAINT MICHEL
1023 - 2023
