Philippine fifty centavo coin

History

Independence

• English Series: In 1958, minting of the centavo resumed with another coat of arms on the reverse. The inscription around the coat of arms was changed to 'Central Bank of the Philippines'.
• Pilipino Series: In 1969, the coin featured the Tagalog language for the first time. Its obverse featured Marcelo del Pilar in profile to the left, a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. The inscription around the shield of the Coat of arms of the Philippines on its reverse read 'Republika ng Pilipinas', however, mintage of this coin was discontinued with the introduction of the Ang Bagong Lipunan Series.
• 1983: BSP reintroduces 50¢ coins as part of the Flora and Fauna Series. The coin has the profile of Marcelo del Pilar on the obverse and the Pithecophaga jefferyi on the reverse.
• 1991: Improved Flora and Fauna Series, features the same designs on both the obverse and reverse, but was minted in brass instead of Copper-Nickel.
• 1995: The fifty centavo coin was not included when the BSP Series was introduced.
• 1998: The 50¢ coin and other coins in the original Flora and Fauna and Improved Flora and Fauna Series was withdrawn, making the coin officially demonetized.

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