Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver in formats this small before, but at under 1.5 grams this piece sits at the outer edge of what a modern mint can strike legibly in sterling. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing in 2009 triggered a flood of issues from non-spacefaring nations with convenient licensing arrangements — Cook Islands among the most prolific.
Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver in formats this small before, but at under 1.5 grams this piece sits at the outer edge of what a modern mint can strike legibly in sterling. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing in 2009 triggered a flood of issues from non-spacefaring nations with convenient licensing arrangements — Cook Islands among the most prolific.