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1903-1936 Once Centavo (US Administration)

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : Coin 
After the Spanish-American War in 1898, Philippines were ceded to United States as part of their settlement between Spain and US. During the US administration, they issued a coinage for the Philippines Islands under the commonwealth regime until 1935.

Below is the One Centavo (0.01PHP) and his specifications;

Year:            1903-1936
Metal:       
   Bronze
Weight :   
    4.7 g
Diameter :    24.8 mm

Thickness:    1.45 mm
Shape:         Round
Edge:
            Smooth

Obverse Lettering: UNITED S...
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1 Piso Coin (1989) Philippine Cultures Decade

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Friday, October 14, 2011, In : Coin 
Commemorating Philippine Culture Decade, One Peso. I know this coin long ago at my school days and used this to buy some sweets, at that time... I'm not quite yet interested to collect coins. I purchased this item now (2011) to other trader for the price of Php20.00/pc.

Obverse: Seal of the Republic of the Philippines
Lettering: REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS, 1-PISO


Reverse: Busts of 3 Indigenous Filipinos, Rice Terraces, Hills, Abaca Plants, Zamboanga Vintas
Lettering: DEKADA NG KULTURANG PILIPINO, 1...
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1944~1945 5 Centavos (US Administration)

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, In : Coin 
US government administered the affairs in the Philippines from 1903 to 1935 after the Spaniard colonization. The commonwealth formed after 1936 and the former shield design at the back of the coin changed but the front design stayed the same.


Denomination: FIVE CENTAVOS

Obverse: figure of a man seated beside an anvil and holding a hammer with a volcano (Mt. Mayon) erupting in the background, "Five Centavos", "Filipinas"
Reverse: arms of the Philippine-American Commonwealth, "United States of Ame...
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