University of Santo Tomas on stamps, banknote and coins
The University of Santo Tomas has appeared on Philippine postage stamps, a banknote, and commemorative coins and medals. StampsUST 345th Anniversary of 1956The 345th anniversary of the university is commemorated on the 5-centavo and 60-centavo stamps. The stamps feature the columns and the sprandel of the Arch of the Centuries and the UST Main Building.[1] Rizal Centennial Stamps of 1961The 5c stamp depicts the UST and Ateneo de Municipal campuses in Intramuros while Jose Rizal was still a student. UST Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacy 100th Anniversary of 1971The 5-centavo and 2-peso Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Faculty of Pharmacy commemorative stamps were issued in 1971, on the centennial year of their foundation. The stamps feature the shield logos of the two faculties and the UST Main Building's tower.[1] UST College of Science and College of Education 50th Anniversary of 1976The College of Science and College of Education 50th anniversary was celebrated with 15-centavo and 50-centavo stamps in 1976. Both stamps feature the their college logos. Order of the Dominicans in the Philippines 400th Anniversary of 1987UST Graduate School 50th Anniversary of 1988Liberation of UST of 1995Santo Tomas University Hospital 50th Anniversary of 19967th Asean Int. Philatelic Exhibition (Aseanpex '96) of 1996The 4-peso stamp depicts the UST building in Intramuros as part of the historical places during Jose Rizal's life.[2] UST Quadricentennial Anniversary of 2011Beatification of Pope John Paul II of 2011The 2011 stamp features Pope John Paul II with the UST Main Building in the background. It depicts the beatification of the pope on May 1, 2011.[3] UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 150th Anniversary of 2023BanknoteThe Tongues of Fire, the UST Quadricentennial Logo is featured as an overprint in the 200-peso note.[4][5][6][7] CoinsUST Quadricentennial Anniversary of 2011The UST Alumni Association Inc. released three commemorative medallions made of nickel-brass alloy, silver-plated nickel-brass core, and 24K heavy gold-plated nickel-brass core. The medallion has an early design of the Thomasian Alumni Center on the reverse, and the UST Main Building and the Benavides Statue on the obverse. The design was made by UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts graduate Bayani Rumbaoa. He was the first Filipino to design the coins that were in circulation in the Philippines. References
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