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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Tiger
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and draped neckline, in the style of the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed vertically along the left rim, and COOK ISLANDS arcs along the upper right rim. The date 2010 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. The overall finish is polished gold with a clean, unadorned field. |
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| Reverse description | A colourfully enamelled tiger crouches in a stalking pose at centre, rendered in naturalistic orange and black stripes against a gilded landscape. A stylised pine tree rises on the left, and bamboo stalks appear on the right, with a circular red sun in the upper right field. The Chinese characters 寅年 (Year of the Tiger) are inscribed to the right, flanked by the fineness mark .9999 on the left. The denomination $100 appears in the lower left field, and the date 2010 arcs along the upper rim. |
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Cook Islands has operated one of the more prolific bullion and commemorative programs in the Pacific, issuing coins primarily for the collector market with no expectation of domestic circulation. The Year of the Tiger series appeared across multiple Pacific island issuers simultaneously in 2010 — a coordinated release through the same handful of European and Asian distributors that handle most of these programs.
The 2010 Tiger falls in the 60-year sexagenary cycle at the intersection of the Metal Tiger, a combination that recurs only every 60 years — last occurring in 1950.