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2500 Piso Corazon Aquino
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of President Corazon Aquino occupies the center of the field, her distinctive curly hair rendered in fine detail. The legend REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS arcs along the upper periphery, separated from the effigy by a beaded inner border. The date 1986 and the denomination 2500 PISO appear in the lower portion of the field, flanking the base of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing draped bust of United States President Ronald Reagan dominates the central field, modeled in high relief with characteristic swept-back hair and strong facial features. The legend OFFICIAL WORKING VISIT • WASHINGTON, D.C. arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded inner border, while • SEPTEMBER, 1986 • appears along the lower arc. The fineness inscription 500/1000 FINE GOLD is incused in small characters at the lower left of the field near the truncation. |
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Issued to commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ousted Ferdinand Marcos after twenty years of authoritarian rule and brought Corazon Aquino to the presidency through a largely peaceful civilian uprising along EDSA highway in Manila. The .500 fine gold composition — unusually low purity for a commemorative of this denomination — likely reflects both the cost pressures of a government inheriting an economy gutted by Marcos-era debt and capital flight.
Aquino was sworn in just hours after Marcos fled to Hawaii aboard US military aircraft on February 25, 1986.