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100 Dollars - Charles III Hawaii
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | High-relief effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in a contemporary portrait style with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials 'BT' appear below the truncation. The field is engraved overall with an intricate topographic contour-line pattern evoking cartographic imagery. The circular legend, arranged to follow the contour of the coin, reads '100 DOLLARS · CHARLES III DT · COOK ISLANDS ·' in raised Latin lettering integrated into the decorative field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Hawaii was never part of Charles III's realm, but the kingdom that bore that name spent decades in a peculiar diplomatic limbo — recognized by foreign powers including Britain, yet perpetually under pressure from American commercial interests who ultimately engineered its annexation in 1893. The Cook Islands has built a substantial business issuing large-format silver pieces commemorating historical episodes well outside its own history, a practice underwritten by collector demand rather than any administrative connection to the subject matter.
At a kilogram of four-nines silver struck to 100mm, this is squarely in the "statement piece" tier of modern numismatic issues — produced for display cabinets, not pockets.