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In 1920, the Manila Mint was reopened under United States auspices, [1] and was the first (and to date only) U.S. branch mint located outside the Continental United States. It produced coins until 1922 and then again from 1925 to 1941, when the Japanese Empire invaded the Philippines during World War II. The mint was operated under Japanese ...
English: 20 Centavos Filipinas U.S. occupation coin from 1944, reverse, 75 % silver, 25 % copper. Date: 12 January 2016 (photograph), 1944 (coin) Source: Own work ...
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The United States also struck coins for use in the Philippines from 1903 to 1945. Denominations included the 1 ⁄ 2 centavo, one centavo, five centavo, 10 centavo, 20 centavo, 50 centavo, and one peso.
The first one-centavo coin was issued under American rule in 1903. It featured an Islander near a volcano on the obverse with 'One Centavo' written on the top and 'Filipinas' on the bottom. The reverse featured the American coat of arms with the inscription 'United States of America' on the top and the date on the bottom. [1]
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 100,017 (P) 100,017 D 100,017 S [3] 1947 50¢ Wisconsin Statehood half dollar (vetoed) Unknown Unknown 90% Ag, 10% Cu
The twenty-centavo coin for the Philippines was introduced in the time of Queen Isabel II of Spain. The coin was not abundant in number until 1868, where more than 1 million coins were made, and 1868 became a common year minted on the twenty-centavo coin. [1] King Alfonso XII of Spain continued the minted of the coin during 1880 to 1885. [2]
The coin's images were identical to those of the half-centavo and one centavo coin. The obverse featured a native with a volcano in the distance, with the coin's denomination above him, and the inscription 'Filipinas' underneath. The reverse featured the American coat of arms, and had the inscription 'United States of America' circling it.