The reverse of the coin depicts a harbour in the 16th century with traders, ships, a light house and several buildings, including Villa De Medici. At the top, the inscription: "Trade makes the World grow" – the name of the coin. The obverse of the coin depicts symbols from the modern trading world: a container ship, the New York Stock Exchange building, gold bars and silver coins. The stack of coins on the left features the previous issue in this series, "Exploration: Voyager Thirst". At the top of the obverse, the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: "ELIZABETH II" – the name of the Queen, "10 DOLLARS" – the face value, "COOK ISLANDS" - the issuing country and "2022" – the year of issue.
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