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1 Peso Pope Paul VI and Ferdinand Marcos, silver plated pattern
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Philippines |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This pattern was produced in anticipation of Pope Paul VI's November 1970 visit to Manila — the first papal visit to Asia. Ferdinand Marcos used the occasion aggressively for domestic political prestige, and the commemorative coinage program was part of that effort. The silver-plated copper composition marks it as a presentation or trial piece, never intended for circulation, likely produced in very limited numbers for official distribution.
Paul VI's Manila stopover nearly ended in assassination: Bolivian painter Benjamín Mendoza y Amor lunged at him with a knife at the airport.