1g Gold Cook Island Bounty 2026

1 g Gold Cook Islands Bounty 2026 – small fine gold with a legendary sailing ship

The 1 g Gold Cook Islands Bounty 2026 brings the highest purity into your portfolio in the smallest of formats. Struck from pure fine gold with a fineness of 999.9/1000, this gram gold coin depicts the world-famous sailing ship HMS Bounty. Anyone wanting to enter physical gold without tying up large sums right away will find here a particularly manageable bullion coin – struck by the renowned German art mint B.H. Mayer.

• Investment goal: return-oriented bullion coin offering inflation hedge and lasting value preservation.
• Design: a finely detailed three-masted HMS Bounty with set sails and intricate rigging – highly recognisable.
• Material & fineness: 1 gram fine gold, 999.9/1000, equivalent to 24 carat.
• Manufacturer: B.H. Mayer – Made in Germany, including certificate of authenticity.

The design: the legendary HMS Bounty

The central design on the obverse shows a historic three-master from the port side, bow facing right, with reefed and set sails as well as an intricate web of ropes and rigging. The finely engraved guilloché background of crossed, diamond-shaped lines makes the sculpted relief of the ship stand out all the more. The strong contrast between mirror-polished and matte surfaces creates an exceptional sense of depth. At the bottom are the inscriptions "5 DOLLARS" and "1g FINE GOLD .9999". The reverse bears the portrait of King Charles III, the inscription "COOK ISLANDS" and the year of issue 2026. A raised beaded rim and reeded edge round off the coin's clean appearance.

Historically, the Bounty design refers to the ship that entered maritime history through the famous mutiny of 1789 led by Fletcher Christian. Since 2009, the Bounty has been issued as a gold coin of the Cook Islands and today ranks among the best-known bullion coins of its kind. Despite its maritime theme, what you are purchasing here is genuine investment gold: the design is the personal touch, while the fine gold it contains is the actual substance, whose value is tied to the gold price.

Small fine gold as crisis provision

At just 11 mm in diameter, this Cook Islands gold coin is extremely portable and can be stored discreetly. It is precisely in this small denomination that gold reveals one of its oldest strengths: as an inflation hedge and practical crisis protection, small fine gold serves as an ideal medium of exchange for manageable everyday transactions where larger value units would be impractical. Gold is the oldest currency in the world, a proven store of value for thousands of years – and has never been worth zero, because it possesses intrinsic value. Figuratively speaking, such a coin is a lifeboat for your wealth.

Small amounts of gold add up over the years into a considerable fortune – a way to build up physical gold step by step and pass it on across generations.

The Bounty also makes a fine gift for a christening, birthday or wedding: instead of a fleeting token, you give a tangible asset that can be traded worldwide and sold again at any time. By the way: gold is exempt from VAT, and profits from its sale are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.

1 gram or 1 ounce?

The Bounty is also available as a large 1-ounce gold coin. The 1 g version stands out for its low capital outlay and high divisibility, while larger denominations offer a lower premium per gram. Those wishing to diversify their precious metal holdings often combine the coin with gold bars of various sizes. The entire Gold Cook Islands series, along with many other gold coins, can be found in our range.

At a glance

• Fine weight: 1 g gold
• Fineness: 999.9/1000 (24 carat)
• Face value: 5 dollars (CID)
• Year of issue: 2026
• Mintage: 25,000 pieces
• Diameter: 11 mm
• Manufacturer: B.H. Mayer (Made in Germany)
• Delivery: in coin capsule or blister, with certificate of authenticity