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5 Dollars Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
| Issuer | Northern Mariana Islands (United States) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS |
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| Reverse lettering | SAN PIO DA PIETRELCINA 25.5.1887 - 23.9.1968 2004 |
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The Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth since 1978, holds no independent mint authority — these issues were produced under a licensing arrangement that proliferated in the 1990s and early 2000s, generating small-denomination gold coins for collector markets rather than circulation. Saint Pio of Pietrelcina was canonized by John Paul II in June 2002, and commemorative coin programs exploiting that timing appeared rapidly across multiple issuing territories. This piece dates to just two years after canonization.