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10 Dollars - Charles III Motorbike
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including collar and lapel. The engraver's initials 'DT' appear in the lower right field. A circular legend reads '10 DOLLARS · CHARLES III · 2024 · COOK ISLANDS ·' distributed around the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed ultra-high relief depiction of a classic American-style cruiser motorcycle viewed head-on from a low front angle, with the front wheel, telescopic forks, engine, exhaust pipes, and handlebars rendered in exceptional sculptural depth. The background field is styled as a tachometer dial, with graduated tick marks and numerals 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 arranged around the periphery, accompanied by the inscription 'X 1000 RPM' to the left. The script legend 'Ride On' appears to the lower right of the field. |
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Cook Islands has operated one of the more prolific third-party licensing programs in modern numismatics, issuing commemorative silver under the authority of the New Zealand-administered realm for decades. The "Charles III Motorbike" almost certainly falls within the shaped or motion-themed novelty category that Perth Mint and similar facilities have produced for Pacific island issuers since the 2010s — high-purity two-ounce rounds marketed primarily to collectors rather than circulated as currency.
The face value of ten dollars bears no relationship to the coin's bullion content, a deliberate legal fiction that grants it official tender status while the actual market sits entirely on silver spot.