BSP says to release P150 commemorative coin in honor of Gomburza

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The P150 Gomburza commemorative coin. Screengrab: BSP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/01/13/p150-gomburza.jpg"/><figcaption>The P150 Gomburza commemorative coin. <em>Screengrab: BSP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Friday it would release P150 commemorative coin in honor of the 150th year of the martyrdom of Catholic priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora or Gomburza.</p><p>In a tweet, the central bank said the P150 non-circulation coin is legal tender and would retail for P2,200. The limited edition coins will be available on a first come, first served basis, it added.</p><p>It said the coins will be on sale at the <a href="https://bspstore.bsp.gov.ph">BSP Store</a> from 1 p.m. on Jan. 16. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The BSP is pleased to announce the sale of the 150-Piso commemorative non-circulation, legal tender coin in honor of the 150 years of martyrdom of GomBurZa.<br/><br/>The coins will be available for sale starting 16 January 2023, 1:00 pm at the BSP Store: <a href="https://t.co/mX7yVUu5A9">https://t.co/mX7yVUu5A9</a> <a href="https://t.co/RiIvuwd71G">pic.twitter.com/RiIvuwd71G</a></p>— Bangko Sentral (@BangkoSentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/BangkoSentral/status/1613780249829048320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Gomburza were executed by Spaniards in Manila in 1872. Last June 2022, the priests were also featured on the Philippine Postal Corp&#x27;s (PHLPost) commemorative stamps. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/12/22/gomburza-featured-on-independence-day-stamps">Gomburza featured on Independence Day commemorative stamps</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/04/13/22/why-we-shouldnt-blame-kids-for-not-knowing-gomburza">What Rizal might have thought of #MaJoHa, and why we shouldn’t blame the kids for not knowing their history</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1672752" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The BSP will release a P150 commemorative coin in honor of the 150th year of the martyrdom of Gomburza. 