Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Resignation of Benedict XVI
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | RESIGNATION OF POPE BENEDICT XVI 2013 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Benedict XVI's resignation in February 2013 was the first papal abdication in nearly 600 years — the last being Gregory XII in 1415, who stepped down to end the Western Schism. The decision, announced in Latin to a consistory of cardinals who largely did not understand what they were hearing until it was over, triggered an immediate commemorative coin rush from Pacific island jurisdictions.
Cook Islands issued dozens of such topical pieces annually through licensing arrangements, with the physical minting handled by overseas facilities rather than any domestic infrastructure.