Cook Islands 50-CENTS (KM6.1)¶
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Reverse BONITO
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Obverse Queen Elizabeth II
- Composition
- Copper-Nickel
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Approx. Size
- 31.5mm
- Area
- Oceania/Australia
- Animal Class
- Fish
- Species
- Bonito
- KM#
- 6
The Bonito is a large predatory fish that may or may not be a tuna. Many countries dispute the marketing of bonito as tuna. Regardless, it is an important food source in the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands¶
- Area
- Oceania/Australia
The Cook Islands are 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean with their own government since 1965, but still under the care of New Zealand (who sends them a yearly allowance, among other things). Capt. James Cook sailed there three times between 1773 and 1777 and he named them after his friend, Admiral Augustus John Hervey. At some unspecified later date, they were renamed the Cook Islands. Most of the islands are low-lying coral atolls, and some volcanic islands. The people export papaya and other fruits, as well as mother of pearl. The biggest part of the economy is tourism.
