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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 30th Anniversary Election of John Paul II
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, centered within the mirror-polished field of the square flan with rounded corners. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left border and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right border, both in raised Latin characters. The denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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John Paul II was elected on October 16, 1978 — the first non-Italian pope in 455 years — making the 30th anniversary in 2008 a commercially significant milestone for commemorative coin programs worldwide. Cook Islands issued heavily into this market throughout the 2000s, frequently partnering with the Austrian Mint, which supplied the Swarovski crystal inlay technology used here.
The crystals are heat-set into pre-cut recesses in the planchet before striking, a process that occasionally produces misaligned inlays on poorly handled examples — worth checking before grading submission.