Native people of the COOK ISLANDS predominantly grow fruit (bananas, mangoes, papayas, passionfruit, pineapple, etc.), yams, taro, coconuts, and coffee beans — but do not cultivate the cocoa (cacao) beans and bean pods used for chocolate. While the Cook Islands of the South Pacific Ocean do not really produce ingredients necessary for chocolate, it commemorated the worldwide popularity of chocolate with its colorized and scented 5 Dollar coin in 2014. Only 2,500 of these coins were crafted; with a low mintage and relatively high demand, these coins were mouth-watering items that plenty of numismatists and chocoholics alike could not resist. I just hope no one accidentally bit into this coin!
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