2013 150 Years Andres Bonifacio Medal

NP ID : MB 1003
Category : Birthday
Type : BSP Minted
Year : 2013
Title : 2013 150 Years Andres Bonifacio
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Mint : BSP Mint
Shape : Round
Edge : Reeded
Weight : 15 gm
Diameter : 34 mm
Thickness : 2.4 mm
Quality : Brilliant Uncirculated
Finish : Gold Plated
Material : Nordic Gold
Metallic Composition : 89% Copper,5% Aluminium. 5% Sinc, 1% Tin
Orientation : Medallic Orientation
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Obverse : Portrait of Andres Bonifacio
Reverse : Bonifacio Monument
Note : Andress Bonifacio was born in Tondo, Manila on November 30, 1863. He is the oldest of four brothers and two sisters. Their parents were Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro. Orphaned at an early age, he and his siblings made canes and paper fans and sold them to make a living.

He worked as a clerk-messenger in Fleming and Co., a British commercial firm where he learned the rudiments of the English language. Later, he also worked at Fressel and Co., a German commercial firm.

On July 7, 1892, Bonifacio together with Ladislao Diwa, Teodoro Plata, and Deodato Arellano founded the Katipunan in Azcarraga, Tondo.

In April 1895, Bonifcacio brought a band of Katipuneros to the Montalban Hills, initiating some new members in the area. In the Pamitinan Cave, the band assembled. Using charcoal, Bonifacio scratched on the walls the words: Viva La Independencia de Filipinas! This was one of the cries of the Filipinos for liberty and independence.

On August 23, 1896 in the yard of Juan Ramos, son of Tandang Sora, Bonifacio and his men decided to start the armed uprising. There, they tore their cedulas to symbolize their determination to finally rise up in arms and to free the country from Spanish rule. They shouted “Long Live the Philippines”

Text Provided By: National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Remarks : Part of 2013 Andres Bonifacio Coin Set
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Issued At : BSP Cash Department