Cook Islands – 2016 – 2 Dollars – Birding RIMATARA RAINBOW LORIKEET (including box) (PROOF)

Description

Available in Mai 2016.

Metal: .999 Silver
Weight: 1/2 oz
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: PROOF
Mintage: 1’000 pcs

The fourth issue in the birding coin series. This time a bird from the continent Oceania, issued by Cook Islands.

Kuhl’s lorikeet (Vini kuhlii), also called Rimatara lorikeet, Rimitara lorikeet, Kuhl’s lory, or Kura, is a species of lorikeet in the family Psittaculidae. It is one of several species of Vini lorikeets found in islands ranging across the South Pacific. It is a fast flying lorikeet with vibrant plumage; a green back, wings and crown, a blue nape and legs and bright red undersides and cheeks.