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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Papal Visit to Africa
| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 2009 |
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| Samenstelling | Silver (.999) (with Swarovski crystals) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The coin is struck in the outline shape of the African continent. At center, a right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II dominates the black mirror-proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II and COOK ISLANDS arcs above the portrait in two segments, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears below, all rendered in raised Latin lettering against the darkened background. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
John Paul II made the first papal visit to sub-Saharan Africa in 1969, but the trip commemorated here almost certainly references his later, more extensive African tours of the 1980s — by which point he had visited more African nations than any predecessor. Benedict XVI's 2009 visit to Cameroon and Angola, the same year this coin was issued, is the more probable subject, though Cook Islands commemorative programs of this period were notoriously loose with their historical anchoring.
The Swarovski crystal addition was a deliberate commercial differentiator — Pacific island issuers, particularly Cook Islands and Niue, adopted the format aggressively in the late 2000s to drive collector premiums on low-mintage silver issues.