The Northern Cardinal was chosen as part of Cook Islands' long-running wildlife-themed bullion and collector series, which has leaned heavily on North American fauna despite the Cook Islands' location in the South Pacific — a reflection of the numismatic market those issues are designed to sell into rather than any geographic or cultural connection to the subject.
The Northern Cardinal was chosen as part of Cook Islands' long-running wildlife-themed bullion and collector series, which has leaned heavily on North American fauna despite the Cook Islands' location in the South Pacific — a reflection of the numismatic market those issues are designed to sell into rather than any geographic or cultural connection to the subject.