PHILIPPINES 

KM 242.1

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
50 sentimo 25.1 6.1   Reeded Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse
 The inscription along the rim - title of state in Filipino. In the center: effigy of M. del Pilar, below - the year of minting.

Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaytan (1850 - 1896) was a celebrated figure
in the Philippine Revolution and a leading propagandist for reforms in the
Philippines.

 In the center: image of eagle, face value.

The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world.
This bird of prey, or raptor, belongs to the family Accipitridae.