Cook Islands – 2009 – 1 Dollar – 7 Mystical Creatures BABA YAGA (PROOF)

Description

Diameter : 40.0 mm

Weight : 27.0 g

Composition : Cu silver plated with padprinting

Mintage : 5 000

Baba-Yaga is, in Slavic folklore, a witch-like character who flies around
on a giant mortar, kidnaps (and presumably eats) small children, and
lives in a house on chicken feet. In most Slavic folk tales, she is portrayed
as an antagonist; however, some characters in other mythological folk
stories have been known to seek her out for her wisdom, and she has
been known on occasion to offer guidance to lost souls, although this is
seen as rare.