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1 Piso, 1969
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Front: José Rizal (1861-1896), Filipino national hero
Rizal was a prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the
Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. His 1896
military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution.
Back: Scene of Aguinaldo's Independence Declaration of June 12, 1898
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20 Piso, 1970s
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Front: Manuel Quezon (1878-1944), 2nd President of the Philippines
1935-1944
Back: Malakanyang Palace
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50 Piso, 1970
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Front: Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961), 4th President of the Philippines 1944-1946
Back: Legislative building
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5 Piso, 1990 Issued to commemorate Women's Rights
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Front: Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), 1st President of the Philippines
Back: Scene of Aguinaldo's Independence Declaration of June 12, 1898
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10 Piso, 1998
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Front: Apolinario Mabini (left) and Andres Bonifacio (right)
Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903), author of the Constitution and 1st Prime
Minister of the Philippines 1899
Andrés Bonifacio (1863-1897), one of the chief leaders of the revolution
against Spanish colonial rule
Back: Barasoain Church (left) and Initiation of Katipunan members by blood
compact (right)
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Philippines, an archipelago in the western Pacific 500 miles from the southeast
coast of Asia, was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1521.
The first permanent Spanish settlement was establish in 1565. Spain held the
Philippines amid a growing movement of Filipino nationalism until 1898 when
they were ceded to the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War.
The Filipinos then fought unsuccessfully against the United States to maintain
their independent republic proclaimed by Emilio Aguinaldo. The country became a
self-governing Commonwealth of the United States in 1935, occupied by Japan
during WWII, and attained full independence in 1946.
For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Philippines.
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