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Cook Islands 2008 Endangered Wildlife Antarctica Penguins 25g Silver Proof Coin
Cook Islands 2008 Endangered Wildlife Antarctica Penguins 25g Silver Proof CoinCook Islands 2008 Endangered Wildlife Antarctica Penguins 25g Silver Proof Coin. With the release of a new coin issue, Cook Island, a natural Insular State which has an intense political connection to New Zealand, points out the endangered environment in the Polar region and the possible global consequences. New Zealand belongs to the Antarctic Riparian States and to the twelve founders of the Antarctic Treaty which came into force in 1961. This agreement regulates the right of ownership and the legal right of use on this frosty continent and guarantees