1947 Fifty Centavos Gen Douglas MacArthur Commemorative Coin

**Specification**
Title	Gen. Douglas MacArthur
NP ID	CC079
Category	Commemorative
Type	Non-Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination	Fifty Centavos
Year	1947
Mintmark	S
Designer Initial	LGF
Mintage	200,000
Mint	San Francisco Mint
Quality	Circulation
Shape	Round
Edge	Milled
Weight	10 gm
Diameter	27.64 mm
Thickness	2.1 mm
Material	Silver
Metallic Composition	750 Silver 250 Copper
Orientation	Coin Orientation
Designer	Laura Gardin Fraser
Demonetized	September 1, 1979
Total Value	₱100,000
Kind	Coin

Specification

Title

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

NP ID

CC079

Obverse

Portrait of General Douglas McArthur, initial of the designer below the portrait "Defender and Liberator of the Philippines", "Oct. 20, 1944" “General Douglas McArthur”

Reverse

Seal of the Republic of the Philippines and two flowers "Philippines", "Fifty Centavos" “1947”

Note

1 - Issued to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landing and the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese by General Douglas MacArthur forces on October 20, 1944.
2 - Fifty Centavos and One Peso Gen. Douglas MacArthur Commemorative Coin were the first issued coins of the Third Republic of the Philippines

Remarks

In June 10, 1975, CBP issued a statement for the demonetization of this commemorative coin and was considered demonetized after August 31, 1979