Part of Cook Islands' long-running series commemorating medieval history, this issue was produced under the licensing arrangements that made the islands one of the most prolific commemorative coin issuers of the 1990s — a period when Pacific micro-states generated substantial government revenue by contracting production to European mints and selling directly to collector markets rather than circulation.
Part of Cook Islands' long-running series commemorating medieval history, this issue was produced under the licensing arrangements that made the islands one of the most prolific commemorative coin issuers of the 1990s — a period when Pacific micro-states generated substantial government revenue by contracting production to European mints and selling directly to collector markets rather than circulation.