Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Bethlehem - Church of St. Catherine
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear in the field below the bust. A circular full-color stained-glass window insert, depicting the Nativity scene in the style of the Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem, is set at the center-left of the obverse and framed by an engraved sunburst of radiating rays. The legend COOK ISLANDS arcs along the left rim, ELIZABETH II along the upper rim, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS appears along the lower rim. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem sits adjacent to the Church of the Nativity and is administered by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, which has maintained a continuous Christian presence in the region since 1342. Cook Islands issued a sustained run of silver ecclesiastical architecture pieces in the early 2010s, with several sharing the same 50g sterling specification — a format that became almost formulaic for the sovereign mint contractors producing these for Pacific island issuers during this period.
Mintages for this type were kept deliberately low to sustain collector premiums, though secondary market performance has been uneven across the series.