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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Gregor V
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of Pope Gregory V (Bruno von Kärnten), depicted wearing a tall papal tiara with a crown at its base and a draped ecclesiastical collar. The name GREGOR V. is inscribed in bold letters along the upper field, with his pontificate dates 996 - 999 below the bust and the inscription Bruno von Kärnten in the lower field identifying his secular origin. |
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Part of the "Smallest Gold Coins of the World" series issued under Cook Islands authority, this piece was produced at a moment when fractional bullion coinage in five-nines purity was becoming a competitive niche among Pacific island mints. The .99999 fineness — so-called "five nines" gold — was relatively uncommon in circulation-format coins at the time, requiring more careful refining than the standard .9999 used by most sovereign mint programs.
The Gregor V designation refers to a papal series. Gregory V, born Bruno of Carinthia, became the first German-born pope in 996 AD, installed through the direct influence of his cousin Otto III.