Cook Islands has issued zodiac-themed bullion and collector dollars in volume since the 1990s, contracting most production through the Pobjoy Mint and later other European facilities. The 2011 zodiac dollar series was part of a broader Pacific island licensing arrangement in which the Cook Islands government received a fee for the use of its monetary authority — the coins were never intended for domestic circulation on Rarotonga.
KM# 1460 is catalogued without a mintage ceiling in most references, which typically signals an issue produced to order rather than a fixed run.
Cook Islands has issued zodiac-themed bullion and collector dollars in volume since the 1990s, contracting most production through the Pobjoy Mint and later other European facilities. The 2011 zodiac dollar series was part of a broader Pacific island licensing arrangement in which the Cook Islands government received a fee for the use of its monetary authority — the coins were never intended for domestic circulation on Rarotonga.
KM# 1460 is catalogued without a mintage ceiling in most references, which typically signals an issue produced to order rather than a fixed run.