1908 Philippine Fifty Centavos
Base
About This Coin
This page gathers the fifty centavos dated 1908: coins for circulation from San Francisco, and proofs from Philadelphia. The recorded figures for the year add up to 1,601,500 coins, proofs included. From 1907 the fifty centavos weighed 10 grams at 75 percent silver and measured 27 millimeters, under the act of June 23, 1906 that allowed the Philippine government to reduce its silver coins; the designs did not change. The obverse is Melecio Figueroa's young woman in a flowing gown striking an anvil with a hammer, the smoking cone of Mount Mayon behind her, with the value above and FILIPINAS below. The reverse shows the American eagle over a striped shield, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the date.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(2)
1908 (S) Philippine Fifty Centavos
1908 Proof Philippine Fifty Centavos
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