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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2016 - Proof - 400 |
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This coin is part of Cook Islands' long-running partnership with Japanese artisans, specifically drawing on Arita porcelain traditions originating in Saga Prefecture — where kaolin clay was first discovered on the Japanese archipelago around 1616, launching an industry that would dominate European luxury markets for over a century. The inlaid ceramic element is fired separately before being set into the silver field, a production step that introduces meaningful rejection rates and limits surviving quantities far below nominal mintage figures.