This circulating commemorative coin features a Pointer (aka English Pointer), which is a dog breed used for hunting. I am not sure why the Cook Islands loves Pointers enough to put one on its coin, but there you go.
This coin was issued in 2003 and is one of four coins issued that year featuring animals.
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