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10 Cents - Elizabeth II Bounty
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim, both in raised Latin characters. The engraver's initials IRB appear in small relief below the portrait truncation. The date 2015 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed three-quarter starboard view of HMS Bounty, the Royal Navy vessel made famous by the 1789 mutiny, depicted as a fully rigged tall ship with sails set and running rigging visible across her three masts, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. The denomination 10 CENTS is inscribed in bold raised lettering along the lower field, with the legend 1/10 OZ FINE SILVER .9999 arcing below in smaller characters, indicating the coin's bullion content and purity. |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver in fractional weights under the Bounty branding since the 1980s, but the .9999 fineness used here is notably purer than the .999 standard that dominated the market for decades — a shift driven largely by competition with the Royal Canadian Mint's fine silver bullion program.