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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Our Lady of Fatima
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed depiction of Our Lady of Fatima as a gilded standing figure wearing a crown and robes, positioned to the left of the field. At center, a large Latin cross is inlaid with blue Swarovski crystals, creating a striking polychrome effect. To the right, a finely detailed rendering of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima is depicted in high relief. The legend OUR LADY OF FATIMA curves along the upper border, and the date 2009 appears in the lower right exergual area. The coin's arch-shaped format echoes the architectural motif of the sanctuary. |
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Cook Islands has been a prolific issuer of novelty silver pieces aimed squarely at the collector and gift market, and this is one of them. The Swarovski crystal incorporation dates to a licensing arrangement that became fashionable among small sovereign issuers in the mid-2000s, Cook Islands among the most aggressive participants. Our Lady of Fátima references the 1917 apparitions reported by three shepherd children in central Portugal — an event that drew millions of pilgrims to the site within decades and was formally recognized by the Vatican in 1930.