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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Act of Canonical Communion
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, centered within the rectangular field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left border and COOK ISLANDS along the upper right border, both in Latin capitals. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergue in incuse lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This issue commemorates the Act of Canonical Communion signed in 2007 by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate, ending an 80-year schism that began when émigré clergy refused to subordinate themselves to a church operating under Soviet authority. The reunification ceremony took place in Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow on May 17th of that year — the feast day of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, a date chosen with deliberate theological weight.