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1 Piso Pope Paul VI, gold
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Currency | Piso (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of President Ferdinand E. Marcos in military uniform, with ornate laurel-branch collar detail visible at the truncation. The name FERDINAND E. MARCOS appears in two lines within the left field. The circular legend PANGULO NG PILIPINAS runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination PISO is inscribed along the lower border, flanked by two small stars. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing bust of Pope Paul VI, wearing his distinctive papal zucchetto and clerical vestments with collar detail visible at the truncation. The identification PAPA PAULO VI is inscribed in two lines within the right field. The circular legend PAGDALAW NG PAPA SA PILIPINAS runs along the upper periphery, and the date 1970 appears at the base, flanked by two small stars. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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Issued to commemorate Pope Paul VI's visit to the Philippines in November 1970 — the first papal visit to Asia — this gold strike was part of a broader commemorative program that included base-metal circulation issues and a silver variant. Paul VI's Manila stopover was also notable as the occasion on which a Bolivian painter named Benjamin Mendoza y Amor Flores lunged at the Pope with a ceremonial dagger at the airport, wounding him superficially before being subdued.
The .917 fineness matches traditional British sovereign gold standard, an unusual choice for a Philippine commemorative of this period.