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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Buffalo
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WORLD WILDLIFE · 50 DOLLARS · |
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| Mintage | 1990 PM - Proof - 25,600 |
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Cook Islands leaned heavily into the wildlife commemorative market in the late 1980s and early 1990s, issuing a string of silver pieces aimed squarely at the collector trade rather than circulation. The American bison had no geographic or historical connection to the Cook Islands — its appearance here is a straightforward licensing decision, timed to coincide with sustained collector demand for large-format silver wildlife issues following the success of the World Wildlife Fund series.
Few of these reached circulation. Most went directly into plastic holders at point of sale.