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1 Peso Murphy and Quezon
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Composition | Silver (.900) |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of U.S. High Commissioner Frank Murphy (foreground) and Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon (background) facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The commemorative date NOV 15 1935, marking the inauguration of the Philippine Commonwealth, appears in two lines within the right field. The encircling legend reads COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES along the upper periphery and ONE PESO along the lower periphery, all in raised Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The heraldic arms of the Commonwealth of the Philippines occupy the central field, featuring a shield quartered with the castle of Castile and the Philippine sea-lion, surmounted by an American bald eagle displayed with wings elevated perching atop the escutcheon. Three five-pointed stars are arranged above the shield, and a ribbon scroll inscribed COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES appears below. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the mint year 1936 is placed in the lower exergual area. |
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