In the Philippines, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur was considered a hero, as evidenced by the 1947 peso and 50 centavos with his image in military uniform on the coins’ obverse. A 1947 peso from the Philippines features Gen. Douglas MacArthur on its obverse. All MacArthur coins were made at San Francisco. “One bad quality of the MacArthur coins was that the design lacked detail, and many appear to have been poorly struck, no doubt a matter of the coin’s relief. While the MacArthur coins seem to lack the quality of the contemporary Commonwealth issues, his stamps were better designed than many of the other Philippine designs then being issued….