25 Cents - Elizabeth II Rudolph

Part of Cook Islands' long-running series of small-format collector pieces licensing pop-culture properties, this issue depicts the character Rudolph from the 1964 Rankin/Bass stop-motion television special — itself based on the 1949 song and the 1939 Montgomery Ward promotional booklet by Robert L. May. Cook Islands has issued collector coinage under New Zealand's monetary umbrella for decades, routinely partnering with external licensors for themed series that see minimal if any circulation on the islands themselves.