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10 Dollars - Charles III EF510 Hokutosei
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bare-headed effigy of King Charles III occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the upper rim, with the date 2023 to the right. The inscription COOK ISLANDS curves along the lower rim. The engraver's initials DT appear in small relief below the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2023 DT COOK ISLANDS |
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The Hokutosei was a sleeper express that ran between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo from 1988 until its discontinuation in March 2015, operating along one of the longest overnight rail routes in Japan at roughly 1,214 kilometres. Its retirement — alongside the Twilight Express — marked the effective end of long-distance overnight rail travel in Japan, displaced by the expanding Shinkansen network.
This Cook Islands issue belongs to a well-established series of Japanese railway commemoratives struck in high-purity silver for the collector market. Cook Islands has no connection to the subject; the denomination is nominal.