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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Papal Visit to Poland
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing a tiara and draped robes. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the portrait in the upper field, while COOK ISLANDS and 5 DOLLARS are inscribed in two lines across the lower field. The coin is struck in the distinctive candle shape, with the obverse field left uncolored, displaying the portrait in plain milled silver relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central polychrome icon depicting the Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Our Lady of Częstochowa) with the Christ Child, rendered in a Byzantine-influenced style with gilded halos and colored enamel highlights. The icon is framed within the candle-shaped flan, with a red gemstone set into the gilded flame at the apex. The legend BENEDICTUS PP. XVI IN POLONIA arcs across the upper field above the icon, with the date range XXV-XXVIII MENSIS MAII MMVI inscribed in the lower field, commemorating Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Poland in May 2006. |
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| Reverse lettering | BENEDICTUS PP. XVI IN POLONIA XXV-XXVIII MENSIS MAII MMVI |
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