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Natural History |
Philippine Religous Images |
Coins, Medals and Memorabilia |
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Visual Arts |
Ethnography |
Non-Philippine Oriental Arts |
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| COINS, MEDALS AND MEMORABILIA |
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The permanent numismatic display contains just a sampling of coins with significant cultural
value and is the product of a long-sustained interest in historical and cultural research.
When the Museum participated in the Regional Exposition of the Philippines as far back as 1895,
and in Hanoi, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, and Paris, the University earned outstanding awards,
and some coins of the collection were considered meritorious.
The medal collection in the UST Museum is a modest one, and may be informative in tracing
memorable events in Philippine history and the life of the University, as it is given prominence
in the display.
In its history of almost four hundred years, the University has lived through many
vicissitudes. Through its classrooms have passed prominent and ordinary men and women
who have shaped the face of the nation. Some of them left their imprint on the University;
others were marked by it - saints and presidents, heroes and soldiers.
In the display you can still see the bell which called the students to or from the classroom,
and the dry seal whose stamp testified to the official recognition of their qualifications; the maces
that opened the procession during the day of their graduation or in the solemn inauguration
of the school year; the silver tray where their grades were cast by the tribunal of examinations,
and other silent witnesses to a life started over 300 years ago.
Other examples of memorabilia around the campus are the Benavides Monument, created
as a tribute to the University’s founder, Msgr. Fr. Miguel de Benavides, OP, third Archbishop
of Manila.
There are also the statues on pedestals at the 4th floor of the Main Building.
Made by the late Italian sculptor and former Head of the UST Department of Sculpture,
Francesco Monti, the statues were erected during the rectoral term of Fr. Angel de Blas, OP
(1949-1953) to symbolize the spiritual and intellectual aspirations of the University.
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