Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1500 Piso Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
|---|---|
| Year | 1980-1982 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1500 Pesos (1500 piso) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely modeled bust of Pope John Paul II facing slightly to the right, wearing the papal zucchetto and vestments adorned with a cross motif at the chest. The portrait is rendered with considerable sculptural relief against a polished mirror field, capturing the Pope's characteristic features with naturalistic precision. The curved legend PAGDALAW NG PAPA SA PILIPINAS arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, commemorating the Papal visit to the Philippines. The inscription PAPA JUAN PABLO II appears in two lines to the left of the portrait in the field, and the date 1981 is placed prominently in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to commemorate Pope John Paul II's pastoral visit to the Philippines in February 1981 — his first visit to Asia as pontiff — this gold piece was authorized by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas across a production window bracketing the actual visit. The Philippines had a historically significant Catholic majority, and Marcos framed the papal visit as an implicit endorsement of his administration, though the Pope met privately with opposition figures including Corazon Aquino's circle during his stay.
The 1981 Manila stop was part of a broader Asian tour that also included Japan. Attendance at the Manila open-air mass at Luneta Park reached an estimated one million people.