On this Pacific island, don't bother exchanging your dollars for the local currency. The carved-stone money, with "coins" from one foot in diameter to more than 10 feet, probably won't fit in your pocket. Besides, like most of the island itself, the money that lines pathways like the one pictured here is already owned. As you trek across the lush, green landscape on this tiny island, the largest in its archipelago of the same name, you'll have to ask permission when you inevitably wander onto someone's private property. But don't worry: in this community, politeness is as valuable as the centuries-old stone disks, so your requests are sure to be granted -- as long as you don't ask for help moving the money. And even in paradise, bank robbery is frowned upon.

Photographer Jen Judge shot this image with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Shutter speed was 1/160th of a second at f/4.0 and ISO 250.

If you can name this island in the Pacific pictured (right), which will be featured in the next issue of the magazine, send your answer in by Aug. 10, 2009. Readers who submit the correct answer will be entered to win a gift courtesy of ISLANDS.

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