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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Posthumous, Black Swan
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 62.2 g |
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| Reverse lettering | BLACK SWAN |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver under royal portrait authority for decades, but 2023 brought an unavoidable transition: Elizabeth II died in September 2022, making this among the earliest posthumous portrait issues from any Commonwealth territory. The Black Swan program itself draws on Western Australia's colonial identity, the bird having appeared on that colony's earliest seals and remaining its faunal emblem to this day.
Two-ounce issues in this series are struck by the Perth Mint under licensing arrangements — the actual production facility matters here, as Perth's die preparation is what gives these coins their characteristic field depth.