Cook Islands has made a cottage industry of celebrity memorial issues, and this 2011 piece appeared within months of Taylor's death in March of that year. The coin carries no legal tender utility in practice — Cook Islands' nominal currency is the New Zealand dollar, and these collector-targeted issues circulate only among thematic collectors and estate buyers.
Cook Islands has made a cottage industry of celebrity memorial issues, and this 2011 piece appeared within months of Taylor's death in March of that year. The coin carries no legal tender utility in practice — Cook Islands' nominal currency is the New Zealand dollar, and these collector-targeted issues circulate only among thematic collectors and estate buyers.