COIN SIR GALAHAD KNIGHTS ROUND TABLE COOK ISLANDS 2009

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5 DOLLARS SILVER COIN - SIR GALAHAD - KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLES - COOK ISLANDS 2009 SIR GALAHAD FROM KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 6 COINS SERIES This attractive coin from Cook Islands features one of the famous knight of the round table: Sir Galahad. It is part of the six coins "The Knights of Round Table" series. The coin’s reverse portrays a coloured image of Sir Galahad and his horse, as conceived by George Frederick Watts. Sir Galahad, sometimes referred to as Galeas or Galath, is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. He is the illegitimate son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and is renowned for his gallantry and purity. Issued as Cook Islands legal tender, the coin bears the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Sir GalahadUpon reaching adulthood, Galahad is reunited with his father Lancelot, who knights him even though Lancelot is not a king. He is then brought to King Arthur's court at Camelot during Pentecost. Galahad is accompanied by a very old knight, who immediately leads him over to the Round Table, and unveils his seat at the Siege Perilous. This place had been kept vacant for the sole person who would accomplish the quest of the Holy Grail; for anyone else sitting there, it would prove to be immediately read more

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