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1 Peso Apolinario Mabini
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A facing bust of Apolinario Mabini, Filipino revolutionary leader and national hero, is rendered in high relief at center, with his gaze directed slightly to the right. He is depicted in civilian dress with a formal collar and bow tie, his features portrayed in a naturalistic style. The commemorative dates 1864 and 1964 flank the bust at mid-field, denoting the centenary of his birth. The legend APOLINARIO MABINI CENTENARY arcs along the upper periphery, while NATIONAL HERO appears along the lower periphery, each extremity punctuated by a five-pointed star. A beaded inner border frames the entire design. |
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This issue commemorates Apolinario Mabini, the paralyzed intellectual architect of the First Philippine Republic, who drafted its constitution and served as Aguinaldo's prime minister before being exiled to Guam by American authorities in 1901. The Central Bank released it during the centennial year of Mabini's birth, part of a broader mid-1960s Philippine program of commemorative silver issues that drew heavily on revolutionary-era figures as Marcos consolidated nationalist imagery ahead of his 1965 presidential election victory.
Mintage was handled by the United States Mint under contract — a quiet irony given that the same American government had once deported the man on the coin.