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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Resignation of Benedict XVI
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right rim. The denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal bust portrait of Pope Benedict XVI vested in papal robes and mitre, his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding the Papal ferula surmounted by a crucifix. The upper arc of the rim bears the legend RESIGNATION OF BENEDICT XVI, while the date inscription FEBRUARY 28, 2013 appears diagonally in the left field. The composition is rendered in high relief against a burnished field, evoking a commemorative medallic style. |
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Benedict XVI's resignation in February 2013 was the first papal abdication since Gregory XII in 1415, and the announcement — made in Latin to a consistory of cardinals — caught the Vatican's own press office completely off guard. Cook Islands struck commemorative issues for virtually every major world event of the 2000s and 2010s, functioning less as a sovereign mint than as a licensing operation for foreign distributors.