Struck to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1981 royal wedding, this issue belongs to a category of commemorative coinage that Cook Islands — a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand — has produced prolifically for decades, largely as a revenue source rather than for domestic circulation. The gold-plated copper-nickel construction places it firmly in the modern commemorative market.
Struck to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1981 royal wedding, this issue belongs to a category of commemorative coinage that Cook Islands — a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand — has produced prolifically for decades, largely as a revenue source rather than for domestic circulation. The gold-plated copper-nickel construction places it firmly in the modern commemorative market.