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20 Dollars - Charles III Savage Vikings
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a highly detailed, multi-layered design dominated by a Viking longship under full sail, depicted navigating turbulent open seas with oarsmen visible along the hull. A bearded Viking warrior clad in chainmail and conical helmet stands prominently amidships, brandishing a battle axe. Interlaced Norse knotwork panels fill the field as a decorative background. At the lower centre, an inset medallion bears the right-facing effigy of King Charles III, surrounded by the circular legend '20 DOLLARS · CHARLES III · 2026 · COOK ISLANDS ·' and the engraver's initials 'DT' in the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Cook Islands has become one of the more prolific issuers of high-relief collector silver under licensing arrangements that have little connection to the territory itself — this "Savage Vikings" piece is part of that broader numismatic publishing model rather than any domestically driven commemorative program. The .9999 fineness is notably purer than the .999 standard common to most sovereign bullion, a specification choice that marginally softens the alloy and can affect die life at the strike pressures required for deep relief work.