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5 Dollars - Charles III Pope Francis
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 17 December 1936 21 April 2025 IN MEMORIAM Jorge Mario Bergoglio POPE FRANCIS |
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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025 — Easter Monday — making him the first pope to die on that date since the feast's calendrical history. Cook Islands has a long record of rushing commemorative silver issues to market within weeks of a major death, and this piece almost certainly falls into that category. The .9999 fineness is a deliberate marketing choice over the more conventional .999, adding a fractional purity claim that appeals to bullion-oriented buyers without changing the practical composition meaningfully.