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1 Peso Andrés Bonifacio
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A draped bust of Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader and national hero, is depicted in three-quarter facing view turned slightly to the left, occupying the central field within a beaded inner border. The dates 1863 and 1963, flanking the bust, commemorate the centenary of his birth. The curved legend ANDRES BONIFACIO CENTENARY arcs along the upper periphery, while NATIONAL HERO, flanked by two five-pointed stars, is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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This issue marks the Philippines' first domestic silver peso struck after independence, produced at the Philadelphia Mint under contract. Andrés Bonifacio, the Tondo-born founder of the Katipunan revolutionary society, had been deliberately sidelined in official Philippine commemorative coinage for decades — a reflection of longstanding political tension between his working-class revolutionary image and the ilustrado elite that dominated postcolonial government. His elevation to the peso in 1963 coincided with growing nationalist sentiment under the Macapagal administration.
Mintage was limited, and few entered everyday commerce.