Cook Islands 6 coin set (2015)

Complete coin set with Polynesian sailing training ship Although the Cook Islands are “in free association with New Zealand” and the New Zealand Dollar is legal tender in both states, the Cook Islands also issue own coins. In addition to the nature, their motifs focus on the unique culture of the indigenous Cook Islands Māori, including their sailing skills perfected over centuries. The obverses feature the fourth portrait of former British Queen Elizabeth II, while the reverses depict an orange, fairy terns, a longfin tuna, a figure of the sea god Tangaroa, a mortar and pestle from the island of Atiu, and the double-hulled canoe “Marumaru Atua” beneath the three constellations of Pleiades, Taurus and Orion. The “Marumaru Atua” is used as a training vessel for traditional Polynesian navigation. – The culture of the Cook Islands Māori – Animal and plant motifs from the Cook Islands – Including wavy, triangular and 12-sided coin