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5 Piso Leyte Gulf Landing
| Issuer | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#263, Schön#107 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents left-facing portrait effigies of General Douglas MacArthur, depicted wearing his characteristic aviator sunglasses and military cap and holding a staff, alongside Philippine President Sergio Osmeña, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Allied landings at Leyte Gulf during World War II. The figures are rendered in bold relief against a plain field. The commemorative legend 'LEYTE GULF LANDINGS 50TH ANNIVERSARY' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'OCTOBER 20. 1994' and 'LEYTE, PHILIPPINES' appear in the lower field, separated by a star. |
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Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf landings in October 1944 — the largest naval battle in history by number of ships engaged, involving over 200,000 personnel across four separate engagement zones. MacArthur's wading ashore at Red Beach on October 20 was itself a carefully staged repeat: he had done it once, found the water too deep, retreated to the landing craft, and waded in again for the photographers.