Philippines 1982-FM 50 piso

from the Cruzer Collection

This fifty piso was struck by the Franklin Mint to honor the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Bataan to the Japanese. It was hoarded and is common today altho many have PVC damage. This, and the accompanying gold 1500 piso (KM 237), are the last coins struck for the Philippines by the Franklin Mint. The Filipino soldier in the foreground looks suspiciously like Ferdinand Marcos, whose war record was exaggerated and obfuscated.

Recorded mintage: 13,000 in matte finish and 4,626 proofs.

Specification: 27.40 g, 0.925 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 236.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1981-FM 50 piso, Papal Visit
• 1982 5 sentimo
• 1982 10 sentimo
• 1982 25 piso, Marcos-Reagan
• 1982-FM 1500 piso, 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan
• 1983 10 sentimo
• 1983 piso
• 1983 100 piso, National University
• Coins and currency dated 1982