250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Special Forces

The Cook Islands has issued gold and platinum bullion coinage under New Zealand monetary authority since the 1970s, but the "Special Forces" series represents a more recent turn toward collector-military themes that have dominated Pacific island mint programs since roughly 2015. Whether this issue commemorates a specific operation or unit is not specified in known catalog references for KM#3338a, which limits how much can be responsibly said about its thematic origin.

One troy ounce of .9995 platinum at 2022 spot prices placed this coin's intrinsic value well above face — the $250 denomination purely nominal.