Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan, Coin from Cook Islands
CoinGold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan

The Cook Islands, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar circulates in parallel with the local Cook Islands Dollar; at the same time, the government also authorises many legal tender coins in the Cook Islands Dollar currency for collector's purposes or for investment.

Many of these are in standard bullion sizes, including in the small one tenth of a troy ounce of gold format (abbreviated as 1/10oz) - such as this coin.

This coin was issued to mark the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Mint says about it:
Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle will celebrate their wedding on 19 May 2018 at St George’s Chapel of Windsor Castle following their engagement in November of 2017. The actress and Prince Harry started their relationship in 2016. Customarily, the Queen was delighted to hear the good news and granted her grandson royal permission to marry Meghan Markle, who will be only the second American citizen to marry into the British royal family.

MintCIT Coin Invest Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 15,000
Obverse
Cook Islands / Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Reverse
Cook Islands / Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin features the portraits of Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle facing the viewer.

Around above, the inscription ROYAL WEDDING, below which the date 2018.

Around below, PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN MARKLE.

Reverse Inscription ROYAL WEDDING 2018 PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN MARKLE
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: proof, smartminting.
CIT Item ID: 28589.

See also

There is also a silver tenth-ounce with the same design.

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Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Royal Wedding - Harry and Meghan: Details
CountryCook Islands
CurrencyCook Islands Dollar
Coin TypeGold Tenth-Ounce (1/10 oz)
Issued2018
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value5 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage15,000
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size11.0000 mm
Mass0.3110 g
OCC IDLGVB-OLDC-YGXM-OMPX
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