Silver Three Ounces 2019 Fairy Tales - Little Red Riding Hood, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

The Cook Islands, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar circulates in parallel with the local Cook Islands Dollar; at the same time, the government also authorises many legal tender coins in the Cook Islands Dollar currency for collector's purposes.

Collector coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including the large three ounces of silver format - such as this coin.

The Mint says about this coin:
The "Little Red Riding Hood" coin is the first issue in the "Fairy Tales and Fables" series. The coin has an antique finish, is partly coloured, and is struck on a 3 oz .999 Silver 50mm blank in the highest quality. There is a limited mintage of only 333 pcs worldwide and comes in a beautiful box with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Little Red Riding Hood is a fairy tale about a girl who visits her sick grandmother and is eaten by a wolf to be rescued by a hunter later on. It was first recorded in the Fairy Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault entitled “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” (The Little Red Cap) and is probably his most famous fairy tale. The Brothers Grimm also included it in their collection Kinder- und Hausmärchen.