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25 Dollars - Charles III Norse Gods
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing uncrowned effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the facial features and hair, set against a smooth antiqued field. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the left border and COOK ISLANDS along the right, with the date 2024 positioned at the top. The denomination 25 DOLLARS appears at the base, flanked by the specifications 5 oz to the lower left and Ag 999 to the lower right. The engraver's initials DT appear at the base of the portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cook Islands has functioned as a prolific licensing vehicle for European mint programs since the 1990s, with its sovereign status providing legal tender authority while actual production and distribution occur entirely outside the Pacific. This issue belongs to a well-established commercial series rather than any numismatic need originating in Avarua.
The Norse Gods theme has been worked by multiple mints across multiple issuing authorities simultaneously — identical or near-identical concepts have appeared under Niue, Palau, and Tokelau mandates within the same calendar windows.