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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Happy Owl
| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a finely detailed owl perched on a bare tree branch, rendered in high relief against mirror-polished proof fields. A crescent moon appears in the upper right field, surrounded by eight six-pointed stars dispersed across the upper portion of the design. The word HAPPINESS arcs vertically along the left border, while the purity mark .9999 GOLD curves along the right. The denomination $10 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the branch. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has operated one of the more prolific commemorative programs in the Pacific, frequently licensing themed issues to European bullion dealers — this owl piece being a characteristic example of that arrangement. The Happy Owl series targets the collector bullion market rather than any domestic monetary function; Cook Islands currency circulates alongside the New Zealand dollar, and fractional gold pieces of this type never enter general use.
At 1.2 grams of .9999 fine gold, the specification matches the 1/40-oz niche favored by German and Austrian retail coin programs around this period.