5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coyote

Cook Islands has issued silver wildlife pieces under its own authority since the 1970s, a function of its self-governing status in free association with New Zealand. The arrangement grants the islands full control over coinage while Westminster retains defense and foreign affairs — an unusual constitutional split that has made Cook Islands one of the more prolific small-territory minting authorities in the Pacific, producing collectibles far in excess of any domestic monetary need.