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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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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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