10 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait

Pitcairn's coinage has never circulated in any practical sense — the island's population has hovered below 100 for decades, and all transactions are conducted in New Zealand dollars. These pieces were produced exclusively for the collector market, with the Government of Pitcairn Islands using numismatic sales as a meaningful revenue stream given the near-total absence of other exportable goods.

The third Maklouf portrait of Elizabeth II, used here, was already being phased out by most Commonwealth issuers around this period in favor of the Rank-Broadley effigy adopted from 1998 onward — making its appearance on these 2009–2010 issues a notable anachronism.