1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Yellow Banded Wolf Snake

Part of Cook Islands' long-running wildlife series produced under license arrangements that have made the territory one of the most prolific bullion and collector-coin issuers of the 21st century — a function of revenue generation rather than domestic monetary need. The yellow banded wolf snake, Lycodon flavizonatus, is native to parts of Southeast Asia and Taiwan, with no particular connection to the Pacific issuer.