Part of the wave of commemorative issues flooding the market ahead of the 1992 quincentenary of Columbus's first Atlantic crossing, this Cook Islands piece was struck years before the anniversary itself — a common strategy among smaller sovereign issuers looking to capture collector spending across multiple budget cycles rather than a single commemorative window.
Part of the wave of commemorative issues flooding the market ahead of the 1992 quincentenary of Columbus's first Atlantic crossing, this Cook Islands piece was struck years before the anniversary itself — a common strategy among smaller sovereign issuers looking to capture collector spending across multiple budget cycles rather than a single commemorative window.