Portrait of Pedro Calungsod. The second Filipino canonized as a saint by Roman Catholic Church.
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
2ND FILIPINO CATHOLIC SAINT
PEDRO CALUNGSOD 2022
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Depiction of Calungsod`s martyrdom on April 2, 1672. Depicting the scene where Calungsod protects the Spanish priest, Diego Luis San Vitores from the attackers. The local Chamorro Chiefs, Matapang and Hurao attacked Calungsod and San Vitores with their bamboo spears and killed the two missionaries. They were considered martyrs of the Catholic Church.
Reverse lettering
MARTYRDOM OF PEDRO CALUNGSOD
• APRIL 2, 1672 •
350th Anniversary
ALAMAT COMMEMORATIVE COINS
