Front: Boston Tea Party (16 December 1773)
political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts
demonstrators destroying an entire shipment of tea
sent by the East India Company
legend: (left-above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(up-right, period years) 1492-1992
(low-left, spacer/dot) •
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1991
Edge: Plain with inscription
Lettering: * BOSTON TEA PARTY * FIRST COLONIALIST UPRISING *
