Philippines COINS - 1979 8x Coin Proof Set + Box & COA - IYC, UNCTAD - RARE!

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Philippines Coins - 1979 Philippines Proof Set
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The 1979 coinage of the Republic of the Philippines includes two coins bearing special commemorative designs to be used only in 1979.
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- The 1979 coinage of the Republic of the Philippines includes two coins bearing special commemorative designs. The fifty-piso coin honors the International Year of the Child (IYC), proclaimed by the United Nations to focus attention on children throughout the world
- The twenty-five-piso coin pays tribute to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The coin's obverse bears the seal of the United Nation, and its reverse depicts the Convention Center where representatives from many nations gathered to help promote trade and world-wide development
- The five-piso coin pays tribute to Ferdinand Marcos, the kleptocrat President of the Philippines
- The great patriot Jose Rizal is depicted on the one-piso coin
- The first Filipino painter to win international fame, Juan Luna, is featured on the twenty-five-sentimo coin
- Another national leader was Francisco Baltasar, who is commemorated on the ten-sentimo coin
- Melchora Aquino, known as the "mother of the revolution," is honored on the five-sentimo coin, minted with an unusual scalloped edge
- Square with rounded comers, the one-sentimo coin portrays the warrior chieftain Lapulapu who led the resistance to Spanish conquest in the 16th century
- The new seal of the Republic of the Philippines appears on the reverses of the fifty, five and one-piso coins. The reverses of the four smallest denomination coins carry the new seal of the Central Bank, symbolizing the nation's economic development
- Certificate of Authenticity to certify that the set is legal tender and is an original 1979 Proof Set minted by the Franklin Mint under authorization of the government of the Philippines
Item comes with its original presentation box, COA, and other documentation.
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