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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Elizabeth of Russia
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color applied portrait of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia (1709–1761), depicted in three-quarter bust facing slightly left, dressed in an elaborate gold and red imperial gown with a blue sash of the Order of Saint Andrew and a jewelled star on her breast. To the right, a detailed relief depiction of the Winter Palace facade in Saint Petersburg appears in the silver field. The Cyrillic legend ЕЛИЗАВЕТА ПЕТРОВНА arcs along the upper field, flanked by the dates 1709–1761, while a gilt Cyrillic monogram of the Empress and the year 2008 appear at lower left. A beaded inner border frames the design. |
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| Mintage | 2008 - Proof - 500 |
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Elizabeth of Russia — known as Elizaveta Petrovna — reigned from 1741 to 1762 after seizing the throne in a near-bloodless palace coup, deposing the infant Ivan VI in the middle of the night. Her reign saw the founding of Moscow University and the Winter Palace, and Russia's entry into the Seven Years' War, during which Russian forces actually occupied Berlin briefly in 1760.
Cook Islands issued an extensive series of royal portrait coins through this period under licensing arrangements that generated revenue far exceeding anything the islands' domestic economy could support.