Dependant territory under New Zealand || Location: South Pacific Ocean || Capital: Avarua || Official Languages: English, Cook Islands Maori || Area: 240 sq.km || Population: 19,569 || GDP per capita $9,100 || Currency: Cook Islands Dollar pegged at par to the new Zealand Dollar (NZD)
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Cook Islands #3a 3 Dollars (ND) (1987) - $6.05
 "Many years ago I was inspired by the legend of Ina & the Shark to do this painting - actually the first of several large paintings that I did inspired by the mythology of Polynesia" artist Rick Welland |
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Cook Islands #4a 10 Dollars (ND) (1987) - $25
 Front : Ina and the shark |
 Back : Pantheon of gods |
Cook Islands #7a 3 Dollars (ND) (1992) - $5.65
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 Aitutaki, aka Araura, Ararau and Utataki, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga, second most visited island, capital (main village) is Arutanga.Wikipedia |