10 Dollars

Obverse description	The obverse presents a central vignette of the Rarotonga atoll with islanders gathered in a coastal scene, accompanied by detailed intaglio renderings of the Cook Islands Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), an Azure-tailed Skink (Emoia impar), and a Rarotonga mottled pigeon amid tropical foliage. The denomination numeral and issuer name are printed in the upper corners, with guilloche underprint patterns framing the composition. A floral and fauna border runs along the margins, executed in green and brown tones characteristic of De La Rue intaglio printing.
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Reverse description	The central vignette portrays a congregation of islanders gathered before a white-walled church building set among palm trees, rendered in intaglio in warm brown tones against a green guilloche underprint. A vertical column of assorted marine shells interspersed with tropical flowers occupies the left portion of the note, with denomination numerals in each lower corner. Inscriptions in the Cook Islands Maori language appear to the upper right, alongside the Minister of Finance signature and title.
Reverse lettering	COOK ISLANDS TEN DOLLARS 10 KO TEIA KURA E KURA AKAMANA IA I RARO AKE I TE TURE MONI E $10 OKOTAI NGAURU TARA MINISTER OF FINANCE THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED
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