Cook Islands – 2009 – 1 Dollar – 7 Wonders of Nature GRAND CANYON (PROOF)

Description

Diameter : 40.0 mm

Weight : 27.0 g

Composition : Cu silver plated with padprinting

Mintage : 5 000

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in
the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the
Grand Canyon National Park ? one of the first national parks in the United
States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of
preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous
occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.