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1 Peso Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, trial strike
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos in left-facing profile, with Ferdinand's effigy in the foreground and Imelda's slightly behind and to the left, rendered in moderate relief. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES arcs along the upper periphery, while the inscription FERDINAND & IMELDA MARCOS runs along the lower field, flanked by small five-pointed stars. The word BRONZE appears incuse in small lettering within the field near the truncation, consistent with a trial or test strike identifying the alloy used. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, presenting an unadorned, flat planchet surface with no design, legend, or device of any kind, characteristic of a one-sided trial or test strike used to evaluate the obverse die. |
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Trial strikes from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in the mid-1960s were produced in very small numbers as presentation and approval pieces, never entering circulation. This example, struck in gilt bronze, was part of the process by which the Marcos administration evaluated coinage designs before committing to full production runs — a process that carried obvious political weight given that Ferdinand Marcos had taken office in January 1966, the same year this piece was struck.
The inclusion of Imelda alongside Ferdinand on a proposed circulating coin was unusual by international standards and reflected the deliberate image-building that defined the early Marcos years. The design was not adopted for regular issue.