Monkey-Eating Eagle & Plaridel 50 Sentimo Philippines Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Marcelo H. del Pilar) Reverse: Monkey-eating eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) attacking to right. Face value to the right and scientific name below. Threatened by the destruction of forests, it is the Philippine national bird. Lettering: 50 SENTIMO PITHECOPHAGA JEFFERYI Obverse: Head of Plaridel (Marcelo H. del Pilar) left, date below. Lettering: REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS MARCELO H. DEL PILAR Features Issuer Philippines Period Republic (1946-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1991-1994 Value 50 Sentimo (0.5 PHP) Currency Piso (1967-date) Composition Brass Weight 3 g Diameter 18 mm Thickness 1.5 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized 2 January 1998 Number N# 4166 References KM# 242.3, Schön# 99 Wikipedia: The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is an endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-colored plumage, a shaggy crest, and generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2.82 to 3.35 ft) in length and weighs 4.04 to 8.0 kg (8.9 to 17.6 lb). The Philippine eagle is considered the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length and wing surface, with only Steller's sea eagle and the harpy eagle being larger in terms of weight and bulk. Among the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the Philippine national bird. It is critically endangered, mainly due to massive loss of habitat resulting from deforestation in most of its range. Killing a Philippine eagle is punishable under Philippine law by up to 12 years in prison and heavy fines. ********* Wikipedia: Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán (August 30, 1850 – July 4, 1896), commonly known as Marcelo H. del Pilar and also known by his pen name Plaridel, was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. Del Pilar, along with José Rizal and Graciano López Jaena, became known as the leaders of the Reform Movement in Spain. Del Pilar was born and brought up in Bulakan, Bulacan. He was suspended at the Universidad de Santo Tomás and imprisoned in 1869 after he and the parish priest quarreled over exorbitant baptismal fees. In the 1880s, he expanded his anti-friar movement from Malolos to Manila. He went to Spain in 1888 after an order of banishment was issued against him. Twelve months after his arrival in Barcelona, he succeeded López Jaena as editor of the La Solidaridad (Solidarity). Publication of the newspaper stopped in 1895 due to lack of funds. Losing hope in reforms, he grew favorable of a revolution against Spain. He was on his way home in 1896 when he contracted tuberculosis in Barcelona. He later died in a public hospital and was buried in a pauper's grave.
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