Revolutionary Novelist Jose Rizal & Dwarf Buffalo Philippines 1 Piso Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Tamaraw Cattle)

Rebel Novelist Jose Rizal & Dwarf Buffalo Tamaraw Cattle Philippines 1 Piso Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making Obverse Head of Dr. José Protasio Rizal Mercado (1861-1896), nationalist, writer & thinker -- author of the novels "Noli Me Tángere" and "El Filibusterismo" ("The Reign of Greed") -- ophthalmologist & polymath, facing right, date below Lettering: REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS JOSE RIZAL Translation: Republic of the Philippines Jose Rizal Reverse Tamaraw cattle running to the right The Tamaraw or Mindoro Dwarf Buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines Lettering: 1 PISO ANOA MINDORENSIS Features Issuer Philippines Period Republic (1946-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1983-1990 Value 1 Piso (1 PHP) Currency Piso (1967-date) Composition Copper-nickel Weight 9.5 g Diameter 29 mm Thickness 1.9 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized 2 January 1998 Number N# 2448 References KM