Philippines 1981 1500 piso

Goldberg sale 32, lot 3117

photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

This coin commemorates the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Philippines in 1981. A companion silver fifty piso (KM 233) was also issued.

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 9.95 g, 0.900 fine gold, .288 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 234.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1978 1500 piso, Security Printing Plant
• 1980-FM 25 piso, Douglas MacArthur
• 1980 1500 piso "John Paul II"
• 1980 2500 piso, Douglas MacArthur
• 1981 10 sentimo
• 1981 25 sentimo
• 1981-FM 50 piso, Papal Visit
• 1982 25 piso Marcos-Reagan
• 1982-FM 50 piso, 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan
• 1982-FM 1500 piso Bataan-Corregidor
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to coins of the Philippines