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COOK ISLANDS

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The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 240 km2. The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,800,000 km2 of ocean. Capital city: Avarua, Currency: Cook Islands dollar / New Zealand dollar (NZD).

The Cook Islands consist of 15 islands and two reefs.
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Aitutaki
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Penrhyn

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Palmerston

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Mitiaro

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Atiu

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Rarotonga

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Takutea

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Mangaia

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Manihiki

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Suwarrow

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Manuae

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Pukapuka

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Nassau

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Rakahanga

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Mauke

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5 dollars

Brass-plated steel, Diameter 28.75 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Vaka

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1 dollars

Brass-plated steel, Diameter 28.52 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Tangaroa, sea god in Māori mythology

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2 dollars

Brass-plated steel, Diameter 23.89 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Mortar and pestle

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50 cents

Nickel-plated steel, Diameter: 24.2 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Albacore Tuna

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20 cents

Nickel-plated steel, Diameter: 21 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Fairy tern

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10 cents

Nickel-plated steel, Diameter: 19 mm

Obverse: Queen

Reverse: Orange on branch

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COOK ISLANDS

Island country

The dollar is the currency of the Cook Islands. The dollar is subdivided into 100 cents, although some 50 cent coins carry the denomination as "50 tene".

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50 Dollars
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Front: Worshippers leaving church; shells, palms and flowers;

 

Back: Northern Group atolls and their
island map outlines including: Penrhyn, Rakahanga, Pukapuka, Nassau, Manihiki, Suwarrow and Palmerston; Three islanders in a canoe; Seated women weaving; Beads; Plants, fish and birds.

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20 Dollars

Front: Worshippers leaving church; shells, palms and flowers;

 

Back: Ngaputoru & Mangaia atolls and their island map outlines including: Takutea, Atiu, Mitiaro and Mauke; Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphor); Carved shark hook from Mangaia made of ironwood root that is used for catching Kura vena (Ruvettus) and other large fish;
Men with a canoe; Mangaia kingfisher (Todiramphus ruficollaris); Coconut crab (Birgus latro); Rarotonga Meryta -
Kakavatua (Meryta pauciflora) or Sharp Bird's-nest Fern, Crow's-nest Fern (Kota‘a Tua-koi).

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10 Dollars

Front: Worshippers leaving church; shells, palms and flowers;

 

Back: Rarotonga atoll; People gathering; Cook Islands Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis); Native plants and life.

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3 Dollars

Front: People leaving church; shells, palms and flowers;

 

Back: Map of Aitutaki and Manuae atolls; Dancers; Drummers; Fish; Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana); Bananas.

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