Issued to mark the April 2005 marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Camilla Parker Bowles — a union that had been legally impossible under earlier interpretations of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and required a specific government legal opinion to proceed. The wedding itself was delayed by one day, from April 8 to April 9, to allow attendance at Pope John Paul II's funeral in Rome.
Cook Islands has issued commemorative five-dollar silver pieces under licensing arrangements for decades, with this piece falling squarely within that program rather than reflecting any domestic monetary need.
Issued to mark the April 2005 marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Camilla Parker Bowles — a union that had been legally impossible under earlier interpretations of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and required a specific government legal opinion to proceed. The wedding itself was delayed by one day, from April 8 to April 9, to allow attendance at Pope John Paul II's funeral in Rome.
Cook Islands has issued commemorative five-dollar silver pieces under licensing arrangements for decades, with this piece falling squarely within that program rather than reflecting any domestic monetary need.