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50 Centavos Large type
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1903-1906 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | A standing female figure, representing the Filipino people, is depicted at center in three-quarter view, her flowing hair and drapery animated with dynamic movement. She strikes a blacksmith's anvil with a hammer held in her lowered right hand, symbolizing industry and labor, while her left arm is raised with a torch, evoking enlightenment and progress. In the background to the right, a volcanic peak rises above a horizontal baseline, representing Mount Mayon or the Philippine landscape. The arc legend FIFTY CENTAVOS curves along the upper periphery, while FILIPINAS arcs along the lower periphery. The design is engraved in a bold, naturalistic style characteristic of late nineteenth-century American coinage art. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
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