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1 Dollar Pope Benedict XVI
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 12.3 g |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 20 05 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter length effigy of Pope Benedict XVI is depicted facing the viewer with both arms raised in a gesture of blessing, clad in ornate pontifical vestments including an embroidered cope and pectoral cross. The date '2005' appears in the upper field between the raised hands. The legend 'POPE BENEDICT XVI.' arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination '1 DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower border. |
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Issued in the weeks following Joseph Ratzinger's election in April 2005, this is one of dozens of near-identical papal tribute pieces struck by private minting houses under Liberian licensing arrangements during the 2000s. Liberia's permissive commemorative coinage program made it a preferred vehicle for this kind of rapid-response issue — the sovereign authorization was largely nominal, and the coins were sold directly to collectors rather than circulated.