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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#608 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a pearl drop earring, rendered in high relief against a polished field after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1020-ЛЕТИЕ КРЕЩЕНИЯ РУСИ 2008 |
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The 1020th anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus' in 988 AD — traditionally dated to the mass baptism ordered by Prince Vladimir I in the Dnieper River — was marked by both Russia and Ukraine in 2008 with considerable political friction, each state claiming the event as foundational to its own national identity. Cook Islands issued dozens of commemorative silver rounds that year under licensing arrangements that had little connection to the events being commemorated.