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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Papal Visit to Valencia
| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field of the cathedral-shaped flan. The legend ELIZABETH II appears in the upper field above the portrait, while COOK ISLANDS and 5 DOLLARS are inscribed in two lines across the lower field. The finely detailed portrait features the Queen's characteristic tiara and elaborately rendered hair. The reeded edges of the shaped flan closely follow the architectural silhouette of a cathedral facade. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Valencia in July 2006 was his first papal trip to Spain and centered on the World Meeting of Families, a Catholic gathering that drew an estimated 1.5 million people to the city's old riverbed park for the closing Mass. The visit carried particular political friction — Spain's Socialist government under Zapatero had just legalized same-sex marriage the previous year, making the pope's presence an implicit rebuke from the Vatican.
Cook Islands issued numerous commemorative silver pieces tied to papal events during this period, largely for the collector market rather than domestic circulation.