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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II The American Big Boy
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed rendering of the Union Pacific Railroad's legendary Big Boy articulated steam locomotive, depicted in three-quarter view advancing toward the left with billowing clouds of steam rising dramatically above the boiler. A mountainous landscape with trees forms the background, conveying the locomotive's monumental scale and power. The bold legend THE AMERICAN BIG BOY arcs across the upper field in large block lettering, and the denomination 10$ appears in the lower exergue against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "American Big Boy" belongs to a Cook Islands series celebrating iconic American roadside landmarks — a licensing exercise that produced legally issued Pacific coinage bearing the trademarked mascot of the Frisch's/Bob's Big Boy restaurant chain. Cook Islands has long served as a vehicle for novelty commemorative programs, with New Zealand managing its currency affairs while the islands' issuing authority generates revenue almost entirely through collector releases rather than circulating coinage. This piece never saw a cash register on Rarotonga.