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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Mikado Pheasant
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | A full-body polychrome colored depiction of a male Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) standing in left profile on a grassy ground, rendered in naturalistic detail with deep blue-black plumage, white-barred wings and tail, and a distinctive red facial wattle. Two large Chinese characters 帝雉 appear in the upper centre field. The series title ASIAN WILDLIFE SERIES arcs across the upper legend in script lettering, while MIKADO PHEASANT curves along the lower rim. The denomination $10 and the fineness inscription 10 GRAMS .9999 GOLD are positioned to the right of the bird in the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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The Mikado pheasant — endemic to Taiwan and rarely depicted on coinage — appears here as part of Cook Islands' early-2000s push into the collector bullion market, leveraging its status as a self-governing territory with full authority to issue currency. These Cook Islands gold issues were produced for the international numismatic trade rather than domestic circulation; the islands' actual monetary use remained tied to New Zealand currency.