It bears the names of both countries: Filipinas (the Spanish name of the Philippines) and the United States of America.

[1] Filipino sculptor Melecio Figueroa was hired to design the coin.

It features a man with a hammer and anvil, seating in front of Mayon Volcano.

[2] In 1903 and 1904, the US mint at Philadelphia struck bronze-minted half-centavo coins for circulation.

[3] Eventually, the coin was withdrawn from circulation because it was rejected by Filipinos for its low value.