1994 Heroes of the Philippines - Marshall Islands Coin

**Varieties**
NP ID	Denomination	Material
C17.1	Five Dollars	Cupro Nickel
C17.2	Ten Dollars	Brass
C17.3	Fifty Dollars	Silver

Varieties

NP ID

Denomination

Material

C17.1

Five Dollars

Cupro Nickel

C17.2

Ten Dollars

Brass

C17.3

Fifty Dollars

Silver

**Specification**
Title	Heroes of the Philippines
NP ID	C17
Category	Foreign Issued
Series	To the Heroes
Type	Non-Circulating Legal Tender
Country	Marshall Islands
Year	1994
Mintage
Mint	C17.1 - Roger Williams Mint, Rhode Island, USA
Quality	Brilliant Uncirculated
Shape	Round
Edge	Reeded
Weight	C17.1 - 28.18 gm C17.2 - 21.04 gm C17.3 - 31.10 gm
Diameter	C17.1 - 38.85 mm C17.2 - 34.62 mm C17.3 - 38.71 mm
Thickness	C17.1 - 3.22 mm C17.2 - 3 mm
Magnetism	C17.1 - Non-magnetic C17.2 - Non-magnetic
Metallic Composition	C17.1 - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel C17.3- 99.9% Silver
Finish
Color	C17.1 - Grayish White C17.2 - Golden Yellow C17.3 - Grayish White
Orientation	Medallic Orientation
Packaging	C17.2 - Folder and Blister Pack
Designer	David K. Stone
Engraver
Issue Price
Date Issued
Issued By
Issued At
Kind	Coins
Currently Used	A000078

Specification

Title

Heroes of the Philippines

NP ID

C17

Obverse

The obverse displays General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine President-in-exile Sergio Osmena, and soldiers wading ashore at Leyte Island from the USS Nashville landing craft "To the Heroes of the Philippines" "Ten Dollars" "1944" "1994"

Reverse

The seal of the Marshall Islands, an angel with outstretched wings. Behind the angel, there are two islands with an outrigger canoe and a palm tree. On the upper left and right in the shield are stripes. Behind the shield there is a stylized nautical chart. In the ring above the shield is the phrase Republic of the Marshall Islands, and below, the national motto, Jepilpilin ke Ejukaan (Marshallese: "Accomplishment Through Joint Effort").

Literature (C17.2)

"I have returned!
By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."

“I have returned!”

General Douglas MacArthur's voice trembled with emotion on October 20, 1944, as he spoke these words from "Red Beach" on Leyte Island. Keeping the promise he had made two and a half years earlier — when President Franklin Roosevelt ordered him to leave Corregidor — MacArthur and his men returned to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese. Displayed in this I Have Returned Commemorative Set are four collectors items issued by the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a key battlefield of World War II. Together, they capture the drama of that historic moment 50 years ago, when America fulfilled its promise to the people of the Philippines. The imperforate Souvenir Sheet features two 50₵ stamps, one designed by Howard Koslow, the other by David K. Stone. Koslow's MacArthur Evacuated from Corregidor shows a striking profile of MacArthur, as well as the PT boat and bomber he used to elude the Japanese naval blockade around Luzon on the night of March 11, 1942. Arriving in Australia on March 17, MacArthur vowed “I shall return.” Stone's MacArthur Returns to the Philippines depicts MacArthur and Philippine President-in-exile Sergio Osmeña wading ashore at Leyte on October 20, 1944. The accompanying 1992 29₵ stamp inspired the stamp on the left side of the Souvenir Sheet. The 1994 MacArthur Returns to the Philippines 52₵ issue inspired the stamp on the right side of the Souvenir Sheet. The Heroes of the Philippines $10 Commemorative Coin was designed by David K. Stone. This brilliant uncirculated, solid brass coin also shows MacArthur wading ashore at Leyte Island as he makes his famous "return."

©1994 Fleetwood* Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A. 462-1301

Note

Issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings which happened on October 20, 1944.