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10 Dollars - Charles III Gorilla
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief against a plain field, with the engraver's initials 'DT' below the truncation. The legend '10 DOLLARS' arcs along the upper left and 'CHARLES III' along the upper right, separated by dot stops, while 'COOK ISLANDS' curves along the lower border. The portrait is encircled by a decorative band of bold zigzag and diamond geometric motifs, which continues outward across the distinctive stepped, castellated coin periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has operated as a prolific third-party issuing authority for decades, producing collector silver under its own name while the actual design, distribution, and commercial decisions are handled entirely by private minting houses — in this case almost certainly the Polish Mint, which has dominated the shaped and ultra-high-relief wildlife silver market since the early 2010s. The arrangement is legally sound but the numismatic relationship between these coins and the Cook Islands is essentially nominal.
Charles III's appearance on the obverse reflects his 2022 accession following Elizabeth II's death — making this among the earlier wildlife issues to carry his effigy in this particular series.