Cook Islands has issued lunar calendar commemoratives with some regularity, but the 2009 Ox series arrived during a particularly active period for the Royal Canadian Mint's contract striking work on behalf of Pacific island territories. The RCM produced a significant volume of Cook Islands collector issues during this window, often in limited runs aimed squarely at the Asian diaspora gift market ahead of the relevant New Year.
Cook Islands has issued lunar calendar commemoratives with some regularity, but the 2009 Ox series arrived during a particularly active period for the Royal Canadian Mint's contract striking work on behalf of Pacific island territories. The RCM produced a significant volume of Cook Islands collector issues during this window, often in limited runs aimed squarely at the Asian diaspora gift market ahead of the relevant New Year.
The Year of the Ox began January 26, 2009.