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250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Olympic National Park
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Bald Eagle with wings fully spread is depicted in dynamic flight against a dramatic mountainous backdrop representing the rugged peaks and rocky terrain of Olympic National Park. A small floral emblem appears at the top center of the design, beneath the arced primary legend OLYMPIC in bold lettering, with National Park rendered in a contrasting script below. The inscription Bald Eagle appears diagonally in the right field, while the denomination 250 DOLLARS is lettered in the lower exergue. |
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Part of a Cook Islands commemorative gold series issued under licensing arrangements that had little to do with Cook Islands itself — the territory served primarily as an issuing authority of convenience, a common practice among Pacific microstates during the 1990s boom in themed bullion commemoratives. The actual production and distribution was handled almost entirely by overseas minting and marketing firms.
Olympic National Park in Washington State was established in 1938 under Roosevelt, after decades of logging pressure nearly stripped the peninsula's old-growth temperate rainforest.