PHILIPPINES
KM 200 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
50 sentimos | 27.5 | 8.2 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The
inscription along the rim - title of state in Filipino. In the center:
state coat of arms, below - the year of minting. After the Japanese were defeated in 1945, the Philippines was granted independence from the United States on July 4, 1946. |
The inscription along the rim: upper arch - word denomination in Filipino. In the center: effigy of M. del Pilar, figures "50". Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaytan (1850
- 1896) was a celebrated figure |