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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Visit of Pope Francis in Cracow
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | PIELGRZYMKA PAPIESKA KRAKÓW 2016 |
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Pope Francis visited Kraków in July 2016 for World Youth Day — the first time the event had returned to Poland since John Paul II's papacy. The visit carried deliberate weight: Kraków was Karol Wojtyła's home diocese, and Francis made a point of traveling to Auschwitz-Birkenau during the same trip, walking through the gates in silence without delivering any public address.
Niue's role as a issuing authority for commemorative silver is purely fiduciary — the coins are legal tender in name, struck under license for the collector market. This piece was produced by the Polish Mint in Warsaw.