Igor of Kyiv, canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1147, was a prince whose reign ended when a Novgorodian mob tore him apart during a church service — a fact that made his veneration as a martyr theologically straightforward. Cook Islands issued a substantial run of silver five-dollar pieces in this period under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves, functioning largely as vehicles for European bullion and collector markets.
Igor of Kyiv, canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1147, was a prince whose reign ended when a Novgorodian mob tore him apart during a church service — a fact that made his veneration as a martyr theologically straightforward. Cook Islands issued a substantial run of silver five-dollar pieces in this period under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the islands themselves, functioning largely as vehicles for European bullion and collector markets.