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10 Dollars 5th Death Anniversary of Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Nauru in high relief at centre, featuring a quartered shield supported by two frigate bird wings, with a twelve-pointed star above and a scroll bearing the national motto 'GOD'S WILL FIRST' below. The banner inscribed 'NAOERO' appears above the shield. The legend 'BANK OF NAURU' arcs around the upper field, and the date '2010' is inscribed in the lower field. Two decorative dots flank the lower legend. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a portrait bust of Pope John Paul II in pontifical vestments and mitre, his right hand raised in blessing and his left holding a papal cross-staff with a corpus Christi. Behind the figure, a large cross in gold-plated relief dominates the field, symbolising the papacy. To the upper right, the denomination '$10' is inscribed. The commemorative legends 'IN MEMORIAM', 'IOANNES PAULUS II', and 'VENERABILIS DEI SERVUS' appear in the upper field, surmounted by the date '2010'. |
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Nauru's numismatic program has long operated as a revenue mechanism rather than a reflection of national monetary life — the island has no independent currency in circulation, using the Australian dollar instead. This piece marks five years since John Paul II's death in April 2005, issued the same year Benedict XVI beatified his predecessor, fast-tracking a process that would conclude with canonization in 2014.
KM# 105 is one of dozens of papal commemoratives flooding the collector market from small Pacific issuers during this period. Nauru's program was administered largely through external distributors.