50 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Philippines
Period	Commonwealth (1935-1946)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1944-1945
Value	50 Centavos (0.50)
Currency	Peso (1857-1967)
Composition	Silver (.750) (Copper .250)
Weight	10 g
Diameter	27.5 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	31 March 1979
Number	N# 15858
References	KM# 183 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 21 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Series: 1944 series

Obverse

Standing woman, holding hammer on anvil in right hand, smoking volcano at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIFTY CENTAVOS
FILIPINAS

Translation: Philippines.

Engraver: Melecio Figueroa

Designer: Ambrosia Morales

Reverse

Coat of arms of the Philippines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES
S 1944

Engraver: Ambrosia Morales

Designers: Melecio Figueroa, Charles Edward Barber

Edge

Reeded

Mint

S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Note - There is a Type 1 [mule] and a Type 2 [normal] of the 1944 coin.

Type 2 [normal] shows a plain or a weak showing of the grooves in the mountain on the obverse of the coin at 3:00.

Additionally, the hair is less detailed. It is more detailed, especially around the C letter, in the mule variety.

The strong or Type 1 [mule] shows strong grooves along the mountainside (the Mayon volcano). Called vertical striations.

Also where the mountain touches the denticles in Type 1 it only covers one denticle, in Type 2 it covers three.

Additionally, the mule has a virtually straight side on the right - more of a bump on the normal coin.

There is more space between the mountain and the S [CENTAVOS] in Type 1. Type 2 they almost touch.

N# 4350

That is the coin [1907-1921] from which the obverse dies were used, reverse unaffected.

For the 1945 dated coins, 18,120,000 were minted in 1945, and 6,288,000 were minted in 1946

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1944 S	19 187 000	$ 14	$ 18	$ 19	$ 19	$ 20	$ 24	$ 34	81%
1945 S	18 120 000			$ 16	$ 17	$ 23	$ 24	$ 49	33%

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Bullion value: USD 16.49 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.241 oz

Current silver price: 68.38 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232616 Lot 63410	9 Apr 2026	1944 S	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions 2026 April 5 - 6 Hong Kong Spring World Coins Showcase Auction 61610 Lot 25521	5 Apr 2026	1944 S	UNC (PCGS MS66)	USD 94.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232549 Lot 61299	27 Nov 2025	1944 S	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 94.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232548 Lot 64211	20 Nov 2025	1944 S	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 44.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232547 Lot 63254	13 Nov 2025	1944 S	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 104.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 161 Lot 1849	18 Jun 2025	1944 S	UNC	USD 21.97 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 154 Lot 2017	12 Apr 2025	1944 S	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 2908	17 Nov 2024	1944 S	UNC	USD 10.41 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 3421	25 Oct 2024	1944 S	UNC	USD 10.41 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232417 Lot 64421	18 Apr 2024	1944 S	UNC (PCGS MS66)	USD 159.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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