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VERY RARE 1899 BRASS
MALOS CONSTITUTION PROCLAMATION MEDAL
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
PHILIPPINE MEDALS MALOLOS REPUBLIC |
| Item Description: |
BRASS 1899-DATED Philippine HONEYCUTT-62 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION PROCLAMATION |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Details |
| Owner: |
JAA |
Owner Comments:
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION PROCLAMATION MEDAL
Honeycutt-62
Composition: Brass
Diameter: 28mm
Obverse: Bust of General Emilo Aguinaldo (President of the Philippine Republic) in center. Inscriptions: "REPUBLICA FILIPINA/PROCLAMATA ENERO/18 MALOLOS 99"
Reverse: "LOS HERUES FILIPINA" inside wreath.
During the Spanish American War of 1898 the Philippine Revolutionary Forces (who had been in rebellion against a tyrannical Spanish government since 1896) fought as allies of the United States. When Spain was defeated our Filipino allies fully expected that they would be granted full independence. Anticipating this event they convened a congress in the municipality of Malolos to adopt a constitution. This VERY RARE Proclamation Medal was issued to commemorate the ratification of the Malolos Constitution which established the first Philippine Republic on January 21, 1899. When it was learned that the Treaty of Paris (February 1899) which ended the Spanish American War ceded sovereignty over the Philippines from Spain to the United States the Philippine Republic declared War on the United States igniting the Philippine American War of 1899 - 1902.
Purchased RAW from Cookie Jar Collectibles in Philippine Mail Bid Sale XXII, Lot #988 (March 31, 2019)