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10 Dollars - Charles III Otoko wa Tsurai yo
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 62.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief after the portrait by engraver Dominic Thomas. The king is depicted in a contemporary style without crown or regalia, wearing a suit and tie. The legend 'CHARLES III · 2024' arcs along the upper rim, while 'COOK ISLANDS' is inscribed along the lower rim. The engraver's initials 'DT' appear in small letters at the lower right of the portrait, near the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | 「男はつらいよ」公開55周年記念 男はつらいよ 55TH .9999 $10 ©SHOCHIKU |
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Otoko wa Tsurai yo ran for 48 consecutive years on Japanese television and film, ending only with the death of its lead actor Kiyoshi Atsumi in 1996 — making it the longest-running film series in cinema history, a record confirmed by Guinness. The itinerant peddler Tora-san became one of postwar Japan's most enduring cultural figures, his bumbling sentimentality a counterweight to the country's relentless economic drive during the high-growth decades.
Cook Islands has issued numismatic silver under Charles III since his accession in September 2022. This piece is part of a broader Japanese pop-culture licensing program that has produced some of the Pacific island nation's strongest secondary-market performers.