The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has a simple answer: By featuring him on one peso coin, we give honor to our national hero Jose Rizal by making him accessible to all Filipinos.
Rizal has been featured on various coin and banknote denominations ranging from a low five centavo coins to as high as one hundred pesos since 1903
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Lawrence Agcaoili. "BSP: Rizal on P1 coin makes him accessible". The Philippine Star, June 19, 2011. 1.
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