Philippine Coins: 2016 1 Piso Isidoro Torres Commemorative Coin

General Isidoro Torres was born on April 10, 1866 at Matimbo, Malolos, from the province of Bulacan.

1 Piso coin was minted in 2016 and released on August 2017 to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. This is 1 of three (3) coins. See here for more details on the other 2 coins.

2016 1 Piso Isidoro Torres Commemorative
OBVERSE
“REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS”
Bust of Heneral Isidoro Torres in his uniform.
“150”
“YEARS”
“1866-2016”
“HENERAL ISIDORO TORRES”

2016 1 Piso Isidoro Torres Commemorative
REVERSE
Silhouette of an Eagle; BSP Logo
“1 PISO”
“2016”

Heneral Isidoro served during the Philippine-American war under the command of Heneral Antonio Luna. Not much is published about him in history books.

Enjoy!

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~ by MAV on November 15, 2017.