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100 Dollars - Charles III Tiger
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | At center, a raised circular medallion bears the right-facing effigy of King Charles III in plain civilian attire, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Dominique Thiébaut; the engraver's initials DT appear below the truncation. Surrounding the central medallion, dramatic sculptural tiger claws in ultra-high relief grip and frame the portrait from above and below, with the head and shoulders of the tiger visible in the lower left field. Tropical foliage is engraved in the background field around the claws, adding depth and texture to the composition. The circular legend around the central portrait reads: 100 DOLLARS · CHARLES III · 2025 DT · COOK ISLANDS · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has become one of the more prolific issuers of large-format silver bullion pieces under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the islands themselves — the coins are struck under contract, typically in facilities far from the Pacific, and the issuing authority functions largely as a legal vehicle for the program. The Tiger series follows a well-established commercial format for kilo silver issues targeting Asian collector markets, where the tiger carries considerable cultural weight tied to the Chinese zodiac cycle.
At .9999 fineness, this sits above the traditional .999 standard that dominated the kilo silver market for decades — a specification shift driven by competition with Canadian and Australian mint programs after 2010.