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10 Dollars - Charles III Arachnophobia
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a dramatic swirling high-relief background composed of concentric interlocking curved lines radiating outward from a central oval cartouche, evoking a sense of disorientation and psychological tension in keeping with the phobia theme. Within the central cartouche, a right-facing effigy of King Charles III is depicted in a plain, unadorned bust. The circular legend surrounding the effigy reads '10 DOLLARS · CHARLES III ·' above and 'COOK ISLANDS' below. The word 'PHOBIAS' appears in bold raised lettering across the upper field of the coin, set against the swirling relief background. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 999 |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1970s, functioning as a sovereign issuer despite New Zealand managing its external affairs — an arrangement that gives the territory broad latitude to license themed coinage that would never appear on a mainstream national program. The Arachnophobia release belongs to a growing category of novelty issues targeting the collector market directly, with no circulation function whatsoever.
KM#3509 is a recent addition to a catalog that now runs into the thousands of Cook Islands types — a volume that reflects decades of aggressive licensing rather than any domestic monetary need.