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This coin was minted at the Royal Mint, in England. It commemorates the birth centennial of Aponilario Mabini, a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. He is regarded as the "brain of the revolution.”
The obverse features a quarter-facing bust of Mabini, separating the dates 1864 and 1964. The words Aponilario Mabini Centennial are inscribed around the top and National Hero below.
The reverse inscription on top is the issuing bank (Central Bank of the Philippines), and the coin’s denomination (One Peso) at the bottom. Prominently displayed on the center is the country’s then-coat of arms.
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This delicately toned coin has shimmering, light brown-toned luster. The design elements are well defined, accented by its eye-appealing patina. Some scattered fingerprints distract, but the overall quality is outstanding. I obtained this coin raw and submitted it for encapsulation, and I was pleased with the resulting grade, as it became the first of its kind to be NGC-certified at this grade, and the sole Top Pop coin at the time. But that was a few years ago. As of this writing, a few others have pushed the envelope to new heights.
⚙️ Coin Specifications and Information
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 26.0000g
ASW: 0.7653oz
Diameter: 38 mm
Edge: Reeded
Alignment: ⬆️ ⬇️
Mintage: 100,000
KM# 194
📆 Aponilario Mabini: A Brief History
Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.
Born on July 23, 1864, Mabini is regarded as the "utak ng himagsikan" or "brain of the revolution" and is also to be considered to be as a national hero in the Philippines. Mabini's work and thoughts on the government shaped the Philippines' fight for independence over the next century.
Two of his works, El Verdadero Decálogo (The True Decalogue, June 24, 1898), and Programa Constitucional de la República Filipina (The Constitutional Program of the Philippine Republic, 1898) became instrumental in the drafting of what would eventually be known as the Malolos Constitution.
Mabini performed all his revolutionary and governmental activities despite having lost the use of both his legs to polio shortly before the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
Mabini's role in Philippine history saw him confronting first Spanish colonial rule in the opening days of the Philippine Revolution, and then American colonial rule in the days of the Philippine–American War. The latter saw Mabini captured and exiled to Guam by American colonial authorities, allowed to return only two months before his eventual death in May 1903.
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📖 Information sources:
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Wikipedia contributors. (2021, November 27). Apolinario Mabini. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:12, November 29, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apolinario_Mabini&oldid=1057414562