The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) today announced the issuance of limited edition commemorative coins for the Papal Visit. The limited edition 50-piso and 500-piso papal coins are legal tender and will be sold for P100.00 and P1,000.00, respectively, to cover production, packaging and other costs.
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| 2015 Pope Francis Papal Visit 500 piso commemorative coin |
The coins are minted under a licensing agreement with the Vatican.
As a matter of policy, the BSP commemorates significant events in Philippines history through the minting of coins, medals or overprints on our banknotes. Papal commemorative coins were also issued for the 1970 visit of Pope Paul VI, and for the 1981 and 1995 papal visits of Pope John Paul II.
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| 2015 Pope Francis Papal Visit 50 piso commemorative coin |
The 50-piso Commemorative Coin for Pope Francis is made of Nickel Brass while the 500-piso is made of Nordic Gold with gold plating.
The coin obverse show portrait of Pope Francis with inscription “Republika ng Pilipinas”, “Pope Francis” and year "2015. Signature of Pope Francis, the coin denomination and BSP Mint Mark.
The coin reverse show The BSP seal with inscriptions “Papal Visit/Philippines”, Date of Visit “January 15-19, 2015” and Mini letters “Mercy and Compassion” with Logo of the Papal Visit 2015.
To reserve, forms may be downloaded from the BSP website, www.bsp.gov.ph, and sent to papalcoins@bsp.gov.ph. Please wait for a confirmation e-mail with the date when you can pay for and pick up the coins at the BSP. Please note that the coins are not available over the counter. Reservation forms may be submitted only until the end of June 2015.
The 50-Piso and 500-Piso coins will be available beginning the last week of January 2015. 1,000-Piso silver and 10,000-Piso gold Papal commemorative coins will also be available in May 2015.
