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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chersonesus
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Weight | 1.0 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem with elaborately styled hair. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right, with the denomination 10 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower rim. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field, with fine surface detail visible in the hair and diadem. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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The Chersonesus series issued by Cook Islands through various licensing arrangements was part of a broader wave of micro-gold coins aimed at the collector and gift market rather than circulation — Cook Islands itself had no meaningful gold coinage tradition, and these pieces were struck under contract by external mints marketing to European and North American collectors. The nominal face value bears no relationship to bullion content or purchasing power on Rarotonga.