2010 1 Oz Cook Islands Silver Bounty Gilded BU

The BU version had a mintage of 5,000. Although the mintage for the gilded rounds is unknown, far fewer were made. Gilded Cook Island rounds are rare.

Obverse: The obverse portrays the same image of every Commonwealth of Nations member state. It is the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and several other mostly island countries. Ian Rank-Broadley designed this image of the Queen. To the left of the portrait is "ELIZABETH II" and "COOK ISLANDS is inscribed along the rim on the right. The year "2010" is inscribed below the effigy.

Reverse: The reverse depicts a portrait of the internationally known ship HMS Bounty, led by the infamous Captain William Bligh, a British sea captain and colonial administrator. Below the ship image, a face value of “1 DOLLAR” is inscribed. The silver weight and purity of “1 OUNCE FINE SILVER .999” is inscribed in an arc along the rim below face value. The ship is gilded in 24K gold.