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10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1972-1983 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4 |
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| Reverse description | A large, centrally placed orange fruit rendered in high relief dominates the field, its textured peel depicted with naturalistic detail and surrounded by broad leaves arranged symmetrically around the central motif. The numeral 10, serving as the denomination, is prominently displayed in the upper portion of the field above the fruit. The engraver's initials JB, for George James Berry, appear incuse at the lower center of the design, just above the inner rim. |
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| Mintage | 1972 - - 35,000 1972 - Proof - 17,000 1973 - - 59,000 1973 - Proof - 13,000 1974 - - 50,000 1974 - Proof - 7,300 1975 - - 59,000 1975 FM - Matte - 1,000 1975 FM - Proof - 21,000 1975 FM - Special Uncirculated - 2,251 1976 FM - Matte - 1,001 1976 FM - Proof - 18,000 1976 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,066 1977 FM - Matte - 1,171 1977 FM - Proof - 5,986 1977 FM - Special Uncirculated - 1,002 1983 - - 1983 - BU - 1983 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Cook Islands gained self-governing status in 1965, and this series — introduced in 1972 — was among the first coinage fully issued under that arrangement, replacing the New Zealand coins that had previously circulated on the islands. The Royal Mint struck these in London throughout the series run.
The second portrait of Elizabeth II used here, sculpted by Arnold Machin, was adopted across Commonwealth territories from 1968 onward following a coordinated update program.