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Faber-Castell 'big brush' pens on Bee's 9 by 18 inch 'bogus rough sketch' paper

So! EDM challenge # 120 was to draw some coins! I happened to be reminiscing about a trip I made to the Cooks many years ago when I noticed this challenge. Back then, even though the coin of the realm was the New Zealand dollar, the old Cook Island coin was still minted and available. On the face of the coin was the, rather crudely, poorly, drawn (I can do that!) image of the god Tangaroa (or maybe Ngaliyeyeu), who is, very obviously and very very grandly masculine. Well I got to thinkin', that if they were to re-mint the coin in this day and age, they'd wish to cater to the to the sensitivities of the most sensitive of visitors and avoid offense to any and all, -no matter how easily offended. Hence I came up with this design for a "new" Cook Island dollar! By the way: Rather than "crudely or poorly drawn", sensitive artists such as myself much prefer you say "primitive!" -grin- ball point pen and watercolor crayons on 8 1/2" X 11" scrap paper.