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50 Centimos - Isabella II
| Issuer | Philippines |
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| Year | 1865-1868 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#147 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal coat of arms of Spain, comprising castles and lions in the four quarters with a central escutcheon bearing the fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon dynasty, surmounted by the royal crown. Flanking the shield on either side are the Pillars of Hercules, each wrapped with a ribbon scroll inscribed PLUS (left) and ULTRA (right). The upper legend REINA DE LAS ESPANAS arcs around the field, while the denomination 50 CS. DE PESO appears in the lower segment between two six-pointed stars. A toothed border frames the entire design. |
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These coins were struck in Manila at the Casa de Moneda, the only mint ever operated in the Philippines under Spanish colonial authority. Spain had only formally reopened the Manila mint in 1861 after a gap of nearly two centuries, and the Isabella II silver issues represent the last coinage produced there before the mint closed again following her deposition in the 1868 Glorious Revolution.