New Zealand Cook Bicentenary Commemorative Dollar from 1969

Official commemorative coin featuring:
• Captain James Cook’s portrait and sailing ship design
• “COOK BI-CENTENARY 1769-1969” inscription
• “COMMEMORATING” and “ONE DOLLAR” text
• Queen Elizabeth II on reverse side
• Copper-nickel composition
• Original presentation case with blue velvet lining
• Commemorates 200th anniversary of Cook’s first voyage to New Zealand
• Issued by Royal New Zealand Mint
• Shows some tarnishing/oxidation typical of age
This was issued to mark the bicentennial of Captain Cook’s arrival in New Zealand in 1769.