Tokelau 8 coin set (2017)

powered country in the world Tokelau consists of three coral atolls in the heart of the Pacific Ocean and is home to a breathtaking wildlife. About 1,000 years ago, the first Polynesians settled on the islands. In 1765, British Admiral John Byron was the first European to discover Tokelau and laid the foundation for its later ties to the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Legal tender is the New Zealand Dollar with coins specific to Tokelau. The obverses of this complete coin set feature a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Tokelau flag. The reverses depict a sea turtle, a coconut crab, a lizard, a butterfly, a native in a canoe, the “HMS Dolphin” (Byron’s sailing ship), a native blowing into a chank shell, and three thresher sharks. – The unique wildlife of the South Pacific – Tokelau’s Polynesian culture – Historic sailing ship