Country | Philippines |
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Period | Commonwealth (1935-1946) |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1944-1945 |
Value | 50 Centavos (0.5) |
Currency | Peso (1857-1967) |
Composition | Silver (.750) |
Weight | 10 g |
Diameter | 27.5 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | Yes |
References | KM# 183, Schön# 21 |
Eagle above shield, date below
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
S 1944
Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active volcano (Mt. Mayon) on right
Lettering:
FIFTY CENTAVOS
FILIPINAS
Milled
There is a Type 1 and a Type 2 of the 1944 coin. Type 2 shows a plain or a weak showing of the grooves in the mountain on obverse of the coin @3:00. The strong or Type 1 shows strong grooves along the mountainside (the Mahon volcano). Called verticle striations. Also where the mountain touches the denticles in Type 1 it only covers one denticles, in Type 2 it covers three. There is more space between the mountain and the s in Type 1. Type 2 they almost touch.
Philippine silver coins declined for circulation since 1960s
Shipping / Handling Cost | Cost For Each Additional Item | Service |
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$3.50 | $1.00 | USPS Media mail (2 to 8 business days) |
$6.00 | $1.00 | USPS Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box (2 to 3 business days) |
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