10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Polar bears

Cook Islands issued a substantial run of gold bullion and commemorative pieces through the 1990s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves — the Polar Bear design places this squarely in the category of internationally marketed collector coinage produced for export, not domestic circulation. The .9999 fine standard matches the Royal Canadian Mint's benchmark for issues like the Maple Leaf, and the 3.11g weight is a precise tenth-ounce equivalent, making the bullion content the primary commercial logic behind this coin's existence.