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5 Dollars Vatican
| Issuer | Northern Mariana Islands (United States) |
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| Year | 2004-2005 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS |
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| Reverse lettering | CITTA DEL VATICANO 2004 |
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The Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth since 1978, have no independent monetary authority and issue no circulating coinage — these gold pieces are purely a licensing arrangement, produced by private mints exploiting the territory's nominal status to attach a face value to bullion items. The Vatican subject matter has no administrative connection to the issuing territory whatsoever.
Collector scrutiny of this series is warranted: face value bears no relationship to intrinsic or market value, and the "issuer" exercised no meaningful control over production.