2017-03-09 Thu

A man riding elephants or horses has being a very common topic of depiction on stamps, coins or notes. However, have you ever thought that man will ever ride a shark?

A 10 dollar banknote from the Cook Islands has a topless woman riding a shark!

That’s weird, aye?
This wonderful 10-dollar bill pays tribute to the Polynesian culture of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands is a self-governing nation in the South Pacific, in free association with New Zealand. Its 15 islands are scattered over a vast area. The country is renowned for its many snorkeling and scuba-diving sites.

Although the region primarily uses the New Zealand dollar, the Cook Islands issue their own distinctive currency in 1987 and coins were minted from 1972. The Cook Islands dollar is pegged at par with the New Zealand dollar. Both, the currency of New Zealand and the Cook Islands, are used for transactions within this country.

The obverse of this 10 dollar 1987 note has these topless women astride on a fierce-looking shark and the reverse has the famous woodcarvings.
Cool, is the only word we can think of...what do you think?