Cook Islands has issued collector dollars under licensing arrangements that have nothing to do with the island's economy or monetary needs — these are produced entirely for the philatelic and numismatic export market, with the Cook Islands government receiving a licensing fee. The Euoplocephalus, an ankylosarid dinosaur known primarily from Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon and Dinosaur Park formations, appears here as part of a broader prehistoric fauna series aimed squarely at natural history collectors.
Gold-plated copper in this format degrades predictably at friction points along the relief edges over time.
Cook Islands has issued collector dollars under licensing arrangements that have nothing to do with the island's economy or monetary needs — these are produced entirely for the philatelic and numismatic export market, with the Cook Islands government receiving a licensing fee. The Euoplocephalus, an ankylosarid dinosaur known primarily from Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon and Dinosaur Park formations, appears here as part of a broader prehistoric fauna series aimed squarely at natural history collectors.
Gold-plated copper in this format degrades predictably at friction points along the relief edges over time.