Obverse
Bust shot portrait of Dr. Jose Rizal Holding his El Filibusterismo (a reference to Alamat's silver-plated version that was issued earlier, with the reverse of "Publication of El Filibusterismo - 130th Anniversary".) Text contains Pambansang Bayani ng Pilipinas, -, 160 years, and Alamat mint mark.
Reverse
Depiction of Rizal's execution in Bagumbayan, which later sparked the Philippine Revolution. The reverse show Jose Rizal in the middle and his executioners at his back aiming at him. A quill in the upper left, and the Alamat logo at the right. The text contains Quasquicentennial, martyrdom of Rizal, , Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, 125 years of heroism. Baybayin words "Alamat (left), Pilipinas (right), and Ag 999 below.
Certificate of Authenticity
Jose Rizal
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160th Birth Anniversary of Rizal
125th Anniversary of Rizal's Martyrdom
Commemorative Medal
SPecial Silver Edition
Limited Edition: One of 350
Serial Number
*JR100*
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Literature
Dr. Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda is widely considered as the de facto National Hero of the Philippines. He was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. His novels awakened the patriotism of his fellow Filipinos. It became the inspiration of the Philippine Revolution who fought for equality and independence.
Early Life and Education:
José Rizal was born on 19th of June 1861 in Calamba Laguna, Philippines. He was the 7th child of Francisco Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Alonso Realonda y Quintos. He had nine sisters and one brother. His parents were leaseholders of a hacienda and an accompanying rice farm by the Dominicans. From an early age, José showed a precocious intellect. He learned the alphabet from his mother at 3 and could read and write at age 5. Rizal first studied under Justiniano Aquino Cruz in Biñan Laguna, before he was sent to Manila. Later he enrolled at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated as one of the nine students in his class declared “outstanding”. He continued his education to obtain a land surveyor and assessor's degree, and at the same time at the University of Santo Tomas where he did take up a preparatory course in law and finished with a mark of "excellent". He finished the course of Philosophy as a pre-law. Upon learning that his mother was going blind, he decided to switch to medicine at the medical school of Santo Tomas specializing later in ophthalmology. He received his four-year practical training in medicine at Ospital de San Juan de Dios in Intramuros. In his last year at medical school, he received a mark of outstanding in courses of Medical Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Obstetrics. Without his parents’ knowledge and consent, but secretly supported by his brother Paciano, he traveled alone to Madrid in May 1882 and studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid where he earned the degree, Licentiate in Medicine. He also attended medical lectures at the University of Paris and the University of Heidelberg. In Berlin, he was inducted as a member of the Berlin Ethnological Society and the Berlin Anthropological Society.
Works and Legacy:
Rizal was a polymath and a polyglot, skilled in both science and the arts. He was fluent in 22 languages. He painted, sketched, made sculptures and woodcarvings. He was a prolific poet, essayist, and novelist. Rizal was a passionate writer. He quoted Edward Bulwer-Lytton, "The pen is mightier than the sword". With this belief and his love for his country, Rizal wrote two novels that eventually changed the fate of his country that was colonized for more than 300 years.
Noli Me Tangere: On , Rizal's first novel Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) was published in Berlin, Germany. Noli was all about the description of the Spanish colonization in the Philippines and highlighted how the Spanish treated Filipinos badly. The book awakened Philippine nationalism by exposing the abusive authority of the Spanish friars and government officials. Noli has a lot of symbolism and real-life events that opened the eyes of the Filipino people.
El Filibusterismo: On , Rizal Published his 2nd book titled, El Filibusterismo (The Reign of the Greed) in Ghent, Belgium. It was the sequel of Noli Me Tangere, But unlike Noli which is a love story, El Fili is a political novel. The story was darker. It shows the hopelessness of their current situation and the desire for reforms. The book emphasized that a revolution is inevitable and the possible consequences of it. Rizal's novels became the inspiration of other Philippine heroes in particular Andres Bonifacio who founded the Katipunan that later sparked the Philippine revolution against Spain. Rizal was one of the major figures of the propaganda movement La Solidaridad. A group of Filipino llustrados in Barcelona Spain advocating political and social reform. He wrote articles under the pen name "Dimasalang".
Exile and Execution:
In Rizal retuned to Manila and formed La Liga Filipina. The league advocated moderate social reforms through legal means, but was disbanded later after Rizal's arrest. He was declared an enemy of the state by the Spanish authorities because of the publication of his novels. On , he was deported to Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga, a peninsula of Mindanao. There he built a school, a hospital, and a water supply system. He taught and engaged in farming and horticulture, He invented the first brick-making machine and discovered new species of frog, lizard, and beetle.
By , the rebellion fomented by the Katipunan had become a full-blown revolution, proving to be a nationwide uprising. Rizal was arrested on . He was convicted of sedition and sentenced to death. On , He married Josephine Bracken, hours earlier before his execution. The same day he was executed by firing squad in Bagumbayan, now
known as Rizal Park.
His martyrdom made him the greatest Filipino hero of all time. The man who awakened the spirit of nationalism, who contributed so much and died for his beloved country.
Remarks
The COA states that the quality is Proof, it is noted by our in-house cataloger that it is actually Proof-like quality with Frosted Design finish in a Mirror-Finished Brilliant Uncirculated background.
Error
Obstretics instead of Obstetrics in literature
