The "Underlook" series from Cook Islands uses the country's longstanding bullion licensing arrangements — Cook Islands has no functioning mint of its own and contracts production to external facilities — to issue collectible silver under royal portraiture during the transitional period following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022. Charles III coinage has moved slowly through world mints, with many issuing authorities still working through approved effigy designs as late as 2024 and into 2025.
The "Underlook" series from Cook Islands uses the country's longstanding bullion licensing arrangements — Cook Islands has no functioning mint of its own and contracts production to external facilities — to issue collectible silver under royal portraiture during the transitional period following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022. Charles III coinage has moved slowly through world mints, with many issuing authorities still working through approved effigy designs as late as 2024 and into 2025.