Tokelau: the first country in the world<\/p>\n
completely using solar energy.<\/p>\n
Tokelau is made up of three coral atolls<\/p>\n
in the heart of the Pacific Ocean and is home<\/p>\n
for breathtaking wildlife.<\/p>\n
About 1000 years ago, the first Polynesians settled on the islands.<\/p>\n
In 1765 British Admiral John Byron<\/p>\n
was the first European to discover Tokelau,<\/p>\n
and laid the foundation for his later connections<\/p>\n
with the United Kingdom and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Legal tender is<\/p>\n
New Zealand dollar with coins specific to Tokelau.<\/p>\n
On the obverse of this complete set of coins<\/p>\n
depicts a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the flag of Tokelau.<\/p>\n
The reverse depicts a sea turtle, a coconut crab,<\/p>\n
a lizard, a butterfly, a native in a canoe,<\/p>\n
“HMS Dolphin” (Byron’s sailing ship),<\/p>\n
a native blowing a conch and three thresher sharks.<\/p>\n
– The unique wildlife of the South Pacific<\/p>\n
– Polynesian culture of Tokelau<\/p>\n
– Historic sailboat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":104784,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,1065],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-81012","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectible","7":"product_cat-world-coin-sets","8":"pa_country-tokelau-eng","9":"pa_quality-mark-uncirculated","11":"first","12":"outofstock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n