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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Freyr
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2428 |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 2016 IRB 10 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Dynamic depiction of Freyr, the Norse god of fertility, virility, and prosperity, shown in full figure wielding his legendary magic sword. At his side stands Gullinbursti, his magnificent golden boar, rendered with detailed bristles. In the background, the legendary folding longship Skidbladnir is portrayed sailing upon the seas. The composition is executed in high relief with an antique finish, conveying a dramatic mythological scene. The legend 'NORSE GODS' appears at the top, flanked by runic characters, with 'FREYR' inscribed at the bottom. |
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Freyr, the Norse god of fertility, sunlight, and rain, was among the most widely venerated figures in pre-Christian Scandinavia — his cult centered at Uppsala, where the medieval historian Adam of Bremen described a golden statue of him as obscenely proportioned, a detail that survived centuries of ecclesiastical sanitizing. This Cook Islands issue belongs to a broader wave of Pacific-nation silver releases that use those territories' Commonwealth mint licensing to produce collector pieces with no meaningful local circulation intent.